Carpenter ants (Camponotus substitutus)
Camponotus substitutus · Camponotus
Carpenter ants (Camponotus substitutus). Recorded flying from April through May. Golden-brown head, golden-tan mesosoma, golden-brown gaster. Overall golden coloring and translucent wings distinguish it from the darker foragers.
When do carpenter ants fly?
Recorded flying from April through May.
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Queen appearance
Golden-brown head, golden-tan mesosoma, golden-brown gaster. Overall golden coloring and translucent wings distinguish it from the darker foragers.
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.
No winter diapause needed.
Diet: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc.
Beginner · Queen ~14-16 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.
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