Carpenter ant

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Formica

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{{Regnum}}:Animalia

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{{Phylum}}:Arthropoda

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{{Subphylum}}:Hexapoda

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{{Classis}}:Insecta

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{{Subclassis}}:Pterygota

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{{Infraclassis}}:Neoptera

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{{Superordo}}:Endopterygota

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{{Ordo}}:Hymenoptera

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{{Subordo}}:Apocrita

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{{Superfamilia}}:Vespoidea

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{{Familia}}:Formicidae

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{{Subfamilia}}:Formicinae

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{{Tribus}}:Camponotini

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{{Genus}}:Camponotus

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Species

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Camponotus pennsylvanicus

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Camponotus atriceps

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Camponotus variegatus

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Camponotus chromaiodes

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Carpenter ants are large, black ants (1/4" - 1") indigenous to large parts of North America. They also appear in north east China. They prefer dead, damp wood in which to build nests.

Related Topics:
Ant - Indigenous - North America - Wood

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It is believed the species of poison arrow frogs that are toxic become so through their diet, which consists in part of carpenter ants.

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