CARPENTERANT

Carpenter ant

Carpenter ants are large ants indigenous to many parts of the world. They prefer dead, damp wood in which to build nests. They do not consume it, however, unlike termites. Sometimes carpenter ants will hollow out sections of trees. The most likely species to be infesting a house in the United States is the black carpenter ant . However, there are over a thousand other species in the genus Camponotus.

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carpenter ant

Noun

  1. Any of several large ants, of the genus , found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood


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