Carpenter Ant
These ants get their common name from their habit of hollowing out galleries in pieces of wood.
- Common Name: Carpenter Ant
- Scentific Name: Camponotus
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Hyemoptera/Formicide
- Metamorphosis: Complete
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Size
Workers 1/8-1/2" or 3.5-13mm
Queens 1/2- 5/8" or 13-17mm -
Color
Black, combinations of red-black, or red or brown
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Biology
1 queen w/ 3000-100000 workers
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Habit
Commonly nest in wood frame buildings, soft, moist wood, sumps, roots, decks.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties