Carpenter ants (Camponotus sansabeanus)
Camponotus sansabeanus · Camponotus
Carpenter ants (Camponotus sansabeanus). Recorded flying from March through May. Dark brown to black head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. Translucent wings are visible against an otherwise uniformly dark body. Recorded near 28 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do carpenter ants fly?
Recorded flying from March through May.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown to black head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. Translucent wings are visible against an otherwise uniformly dark body.
fast, erratic bursts
Founding care
Fully claustral: seal her in a test tube setup, somewhere dark and undisturbed. She raises the first brood on her own wing muscles and needs no food or opening until the first workers appear.
Diet: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc.
Beginner · Queen ~12-14 mm
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Habitat
Dead wood · also under bark · typical for this genus
Check logs, stumps and dead branches for landed queens. Look over dead trunks for queens exploring the bark.
Recorded near
AbileneAlbuquerqueAmarilloAustin, Round RockColorado SpringsDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderEl PasoHendersonHouston, Cypress, Pasadena, PearlandKilleenLas CrucesLas Vegas, North Las Vegas, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, EnterpriseLittle RockLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoLubbockPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraRenoSalinasSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan AntonioSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaTemecula, MurrietaTucsonTulsa, Broken ArrowTylerVictorvilleWacoMore Camponotus species
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