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Indian Black Ant
Camponotus compressus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Longhorn Crazy AntParatrechina longicornis
Western Black Carpenter AntCamponotus modoc
Hairy Carpenter AntCamponotus vagus
Hercules Carpenter AntCamponotus herculeanus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| India | 2,329 |
|---|---|
| Tamil Nādu | 397 |
| Karnātaka | 384 |
| Mahārāshtra | 305 |
| Telangāna | 227 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 221 |
| West Bengal | 114 |
| Delhi | 90 |
| Gujarāt | 89 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 81 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification
Ecological
- ColonialFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Ants · Formicidae |
| Genus | Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies · Camponotus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Indian Black Ant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.