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Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763)

Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763)

Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763)

Camponotus vagus is a large, uniformly black eusocial ant species found across much of Eurasia and northwestern Africa.

Camponotus obscuripes Mayr, 1879

Camponotus obscuripes Mayr, 1879

Camponotus obscuripes Mayr, 1879

Camponotus obscuripes is a species of carpenter ant native to several East Asian and Russian locations.

Camponotus texanus Wheeler, 1903

Camponotus texanus Wheeler, 1903

Camponotus texanus Wheeler, 1903

Camponotus texanus is a carpenter ant species native to Texas, Nuevo Leon, and possibly Arizona.

Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus laevigatus is a California-native carpenter ant that formerly had another name, and most old labeled specimens are actually a different species.

Camponotus castaneus (Latreille, 1802)

Camponotus castaneus (Latreille, 1802)

Camponotus castaneus (Latreille, 1802)

Camponotus castaneus is an ant species with characteristic coloration and anatomy, and it cannot sting.

Camponotus compressus (Fabricius, 1787)

Camponotus compressus (Fabricius, 1787)

Camponotus compressus (Fabricius, 1787)

Camponotus compressus, the Indian black ant, is a ground-nesting ant found in India and Southeast Asia with distinct feeding habits.

Camponotus socius Roger, 1863

Camponotus socius Roger, 1863

Camponotus socius Roger, 1863

This is a description of the ant species Camponotus socius, covering its physical traits and reproductive behavior.

Camponotus consobrinus (Erichson, 1842)

Camponotus consobrinus (Erichson, 1842)

Camponotus consobrinus (Erichson, 1842)

Camponotus consobrinus, the banded sugar ant, is a large polymorphic ant species widely distributed across Australia.

Camponotus nigriceps (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus nigriceps (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus nigriceps (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus nigriceps, the black-headed sugar ant, is a large polymorphic Australian ant with a long-lived queen.

Camponotus fragilis

Camponotus fragilis

Camponotus fragilis

Camponotus fragilis is a carpenter ant species endemic to the southwestern US and western Mexico, first described in 1893 and revived in 2006.

Camponotus festinatus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus festinatus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus festinatus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus festinatus is a carpenter ant species native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Camponotus semitestaceus Snelling, 1970

Camponotus semitestaceus Snelling, 1970

Camponotus semitestaceus Snelling, 1970

Camponotus semitestaceus is a confirmed carpenter ant species native to western North America, with unconfirmed presence in Veracruz.

Camponotus dumetorum Wheeler, 1910

Camponotus dumetorum Wheeler, 1910

Camponotus dumetorum Wheeler, 1910

Camponotus dumetorum is a nocturnal North American carpenter ant displaced by introduced Argentine ants.

Camponotus ocreatus Emery, 1893

Camponotus ocreatus Emery, 1893

Camponotus ocreatus Emery, 1893

Camponotus ocreatus is a carpenter ant species native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.

Camponotus sansabeanus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus sansabeanus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus sansabeanus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus sansabeanus is a carpenter ant species native to parts of the United States and northern Mexico.

Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870

Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870

Camponotus vicinus Mayr, 1870

Camponotus vicinus is a widespread western North American carpenter ant that usually nests in soil under objects.

Camponotus floridanus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus floridanus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus floridanus (Buckley, 1866)

Camponotus floridanus, the Florida carpenter ant, is a large, bicolored ant species native to the southeastern United States.

Camponotus atriceps (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus atriceps (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus atriceps (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus atriceps is an Americas-endemic carpenter ant that can be controlled with non-chemical empty hive trap boxes.

Camponotus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)

Camponotus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)

Camponotus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)

Camponotus rufipes is an aggressive nocturnal formic acid venom ant common in Southeastern Brazil that is still poorly studied.

Camponotus planatus Roger, 1863

Camponotus planatus Roger, 1863

Camponotus planatus Roger, 1863

Camponotus planatus, the compact carpenter ant, is a polygynous ant species in the genus Camponotus.

Camponotus textor

Camponotus textor

Camponotus textor

Camponotus textor, the Brazilian weaver ant, is a common tree-dwelling ant native to South and Central America.

Camponotus fulvopilosus (De Geer, 1778)

Camponotus fulvopilosus (De Geer, 1778)

Camponotus fulvopilosus (De Geer, 1778)

Camponotus fulvopilosus is a carpenter ant species endemic to arid western Southern Africa.

Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886

Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886

Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886

Camponotus detritus, the Namib Desert dune ant, is a large striped carpenter ant that lives in the central Namib Desert.

Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)

Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)

Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)

Camponotus rufoglaucus is a species of carpenter ant distributed across multiple Old World biogeographic regions.

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