Red Carpenter Ant
Camponotus chromaiodes
The adult red carpenter ant is most often found in forests, edges, and buildings where damp or decaying wood provides space for galleries. Workers forage for honeydew, nectar, sap, dead insects, and small live prey, using strong mandibles to bite and carry food. When threatened, an individual can bite and spray formic acid from the tip of the abdomen. Despite the name, carpenter ants excavate wood for nesting space rather than eating it.
- Type
- Burrow / Venom
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Red Carpenter Ant
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