Camponotus novaeboracensis

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Common NameRed and Black Carpenter Ant SeasonalityFound late April until Late September. IdentificationWorkers are 6.0-13.0mm in length, with a black head and gaster and read thorax. The clypeus is ecarinate, the scape is not flattened at the base and extends beyond the occipital margin of the head. Pubescence is absent or very fine on the gaster and there are course punctures on the head, especially on the gena (Hansen and Klotz, 2005).

Scientific Name Camponotus novaeboracensis Common Name Red and Black Carpenter Ant Habitat Forested areas and is often found in rotted wood and in dead standing trees (Wheeler and Wheeler, 1963). Seasonality Found late April until Late September. Identification

Workers are 6.0-13.0mm in length, with a black head and gaster and read thorax. The clypeus is ecarinate, the scape is not flattened at the base and extends beyond the occipital margin of the head. Pubescence is absent or very fine on the gaster and there are course punctures on the head, especially on the gena (Hansen and Klotz, 2005).

Life History Colonies made up of about 3000 ants, with only one queen. Conservation Not of concern. Diet Info Omnivorous, but rely heavily on tending aphids or coccids. Range Found in wooded areas across central North America. It makes it as far south as New Mexico and as far north as north-central Alberta (Hansen and Klotz, 2005).

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"Species Details - Camponotus novaeboracensis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-38589/9-586497. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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UASM335079 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Opal Natural Area Collected ByGlasier, J. R. N. Date Collected2010-06-04

UASM335080 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Opal Natural Area Collected ByGlasier, J. R. N. Date Collected2010-06-04

UASM335159 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blackfoot Recreation Area Collected ByGlasier, J. R. N. Date Collected2010-07-20

UASM335160 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Blackfoot Recreation Area Collected ByGlasier, J. R. N. Date Collected2010-07-20

UASM335191 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Redwater Natural Area Collected ByGlasier, J. R. N. Date Collected2010-06-04

UASM335215 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Bindloss Collected ByGlasier, J. R. N. Date Collected2012-09-05

UASM424116 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Opal Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-07-13

UASM424117 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Opal Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-07-13

UASM424118 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-06-20

UASM424119 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ardrossan Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-08-18

UASM424120 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ardrossan Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-08-18

UASM424121 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Drumheller Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-08-08

UASM424122 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-07-02

UASM424123 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Opal Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-07-13

UASM424124 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Opal Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-07-13

UASM424125 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-06-20

UASM424126 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Drumheller Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-08-08

UASM424127 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-06-20

UASM424128 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Drumheller Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-08-08

UASM424129 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-07-02

UASM424130 - Camponotus novaeboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Devon Collected BySharplin, J. C. Date Collected1963-06-20

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