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Ferruginous Carpenter Ant
Camponotus chromaiodes
28 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
Eastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus pennsylvanicus
American Carpenter AntCamponotus americanus
New York Carpenter AntCamponotus novaeboracensis
Hercules Carpenter AntCamponotus herculeanus
Nearctic Carpenter AntCamponotus nearcticus
Bearded Carpenter antCamponotus subbarbatus
American Winter AntPrenolepis imparis
Chestnut Carpenter AntCamponotus castaneus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 15,169 |
|---|---|
| Maryland | 1,448 |
| Virginia | 1,424 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,405 |
| New Jersey | 1,035 |
| New York | 1,030 |
| Mississippi | 1,011 |
| Ohio | 849 |
| North Carolina | 763 |
| Massachusetts | 725 |
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 |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
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 Ferruginous Carpenter Ant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.