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Western Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus modoc
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
Hercules Carpenter AntCamponotus herculeanus
Bicolored Carpenter AntCamponotus vicinus
Hairy Smooth Carpenter AntCamponotus laevissimus
Indian Black AntCamponotus compressus
New York Carpenter AntCamponotus novaeboracensis
Immigrant Pavement AntTetramorium immigrans
Odorous House AntTapinoma sessile
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,722 |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | 2,050 |
| Washington | 1,399 |
| Canada | 1,291 |
| Oregon | 1,004 |
| California | 786 |
| Colorado | 466 |
| Idaho | 306 |
| Arizona | 236 |
| Utah | 192 |
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 Western Black Carpenter Ant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.