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Scientific Name Camponotus nearcticus Common Name Carpenter Ant Habitat Nest in live and dead trees, almost exclusively arboreal (Hansen and Klotz, 2005). Even found nesting under a tarp in a tree house. Seasonality Found late April until Late September. Identification

Workers are ~4.5-7.5 mm in length, bicolored with a dark red to brown head, reddish black gaster and light golden thorax (Wheeler and Wheeler, 1963). There is a median notch in the clypeus, no hairs on the malar area…

Workers are ~4.5-7.5 mm in length, bicolored with a dark red to brown head, reddish black gaster and light golden thorax (Wheeler and Wheeler, 1963). There is a median notch in the clypeus, no hairs on the malar area with an exception to the base of the mandible (Hansen and Klotz, 2005).

Read More + Life History These ants have very small colonies, with only about 300 workers (Hansen and Klotz, 2005). Minor and major workers are very similar in size and shape. Conservation Not of concern. Diet Info Omnivorous and have been noted to farm aphids (Hansen and Klotz, 2005 and Wheeler and Wheeler, 1963). Range Found across the northern part of North America in the boreal forest from Alaska to New Foundland and south along the American west in forested areas. (Hansen and Klotz, 2005).