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Camponotus modoc

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Formicidae

Genus
  
Camponotus

Phylum
  
Order
  
Hymenopterans

Class
  
Subfamily
  
Scientific name
  
Camponotus modoc

Rank
  
Species


Similar
  
Carpenter ant, Camponotus flavomarginatus, Black carpenter ant, Camponotus americanus, Camponotus variegatus

Camponotus modoc colony


Camponotus modoc or western carpenter ant is a black carpenter ant with dark red legs. Workers range in size from 7 to 13 millimetres (0.28 to 0.51 in).

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Camponotus modoc


Habitat

It occurs in Western North America, where it makes nests in dead wood, including dead logs in the forests, as well as human houses.

As pests

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Carpenter ants will damage homes by nesting in them. They will dig out tunnels in wood to expand their living spaces and can lead to structural damage. The infestation in the home usually is a satellite colony, with the main one within a hundred yards or more in a stump or other decayed wood. When colonies start to establish themselves in homes, they may start small (a few hundred members) but can grow to several tens of thousands. There can be 20 or more satellite colonies.

References

Camponotus modoc Wikipedia


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