Carpenter ant
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 Camponotus pennsylvanicus (Winged Male)
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Carpenter ants are large ants (¼ in–1 in) indigenous to large parts of the world. They prefer dead, damp wood in which to build nests. Sometimes carpenter ants will hollow out sections of trees.
All ants in this genus possess an obligate bacterial endosymbiont called Blochmannia. This bacterium has a small genome, and retains genes to biosynthesize essential amino acids and other nutrients. This suggests the bacterium plays a role in ant nutrition. Many Camponotus species are also infected with Wolbachia, another endosymbiont that is widespread across insect groups.
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[edit] Species
This list of species is incomplete, see List of Camponotus species for a complete listing of species and subspecies.
- Camponotus atriceps
- Camponotus chromaiodes
- Camponotus consobrinus — sugar ant
- Camponotus crassus Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus ferrugineus (Fab.) — red carpenter ant
- Camponotus gigas
- Camponotus herculeanus
- Camponotus kaura
- Camponotus ligniperda — an important species in Europe
- Camponotus nearcticus (Emery) — smaller carpenter ant
- Camponotus pennsylvanicus (DeGeer) — black carpenter ant
- Camponotus punctulatus (Mayr) — Tacuru ant
- Camponotus saundersi — Malaysian ant
- Camponotus sericeus
- Camponotus taino
- Camponotus variegatus
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- University of Kentucky Extension Fact Sheet
- Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet
- Black Carpenter Ants Diagnostic large format photographs, information
- Harvard University Fact Sheet on Carpenter Ants
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