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New York Carpenter Ant

Camponotus noveboracensis

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Field Notes

Description:

This ant has a black head and abdomen with a red thorax. This particular ant was about 7 mm long.The rounded thorax has a single node. The petiole (the "waist") has a single node as well.

Habitat:

Deciduous forest. This ant nests in standing and down timber.

Notes:

These ants were "farming" aphids. See the last photograph.

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PublishedJune 14, 2011

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