- Source: Camponotus decipiens
Camponotus decipiens is a species of carpenter ant native to the eastern United States, North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, and possibly Utah, Arizona, Sonora, and California. The specific epithet of the scientific name, decipiens, comes from Latin "dēcipiens", meaning "decieving, cheating, or trapping".
Description
Workers of this black-gastered species of ant with a can range from 3 to 7.5 millimeters, compared to the length limit of the genus, 15 millimeters.
Biology
C. decipiens colonies often consist of under 100 worker ants, but some colonies can grow to several hundred workers. Commonly, they nest in areas such as tree branches, logs, stumps and bark, twigs, plank stalk apertures, wooden structures such as posts, and houses; they can mostly be found in the spring and fall.
References
Further reading
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Camponotus decipiens
- Myrmentoma
- List of ants of Kansas
- List of Camponotus species
- List of ants of Andorra
- List of fauna of Batu Caves
- Macaranga
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species (Animalia)
- List of vulnerable invertebrates
- List of the Cenozoic life of Colorado
