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Carpenter ant

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Formica
Template:Regnum:Animalia
Template:Phylum:Arthropoda
Template:Subphylum:Hexapoda
Template:Classis:Insecta
Template:Subclassis:Pterygota
Template:Infraclassis:Neoptera
Template:Superordo:Endopterygota
Template:Ordo:Hymenoptera
Template:Subordo:Apocrita
Template:Superfamilia:Vespoidea
Template:Familia:Formicidae
Template:Subfamilia:Formicinae
Template:Tribus:Camponotini
Template:Genus:Camponotus
Species

Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus atriceps
Camponotus variegatus
Camponotus chromaiodes

A carpenter ant is an ant that varies in size from 1/4-1/2 inch . Carpenter ants usually swarm in the spring and damage the wood in a structure by hollowing it out for nesting. Wood that has been damaged by carpenter ants has no mud-like materials as would termite damaged wood.

Carpenter ants prefer moist wood but will nest in dry also. One would more then likely find their nest in wood that has been dampened by water leaks, like around bathtubs, poorly sealed windows/door frames, roof leaks and poorly flashed chimneys. They are especially common in open, hollow, and moist areas such as the missing area behind a dishwasher.


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