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Carpenter Ant

Camponotus americanus

Photo by keithp2012
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Field Notes

Description:

Loves to eat sweet dew that comes from aphids.

Habitat:

Bushes. Nest in wood or soil.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
keithp2012
This one likes aphids where the black ones tend to go to flowers
keithp2012
Thank You, that appears to be it. I didn't know Carpenter ants come in more than just black, I learnt something new!
Gordon Dietzman
It's a great photograph. There are thousands of species of ants so it will be difficult to determine to species. However, I'd suggest that it is a carpenter ant, perhaps Camponotus americanus, but that is only a guess. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/408652/bgimage for more information.

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Shades of brown of New York
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NWF: Watch for Wildlife!
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2010

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