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Camponotus chromaiodes Ferruginous Carpenter Ants

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Ferruginous Carpenter Ant
Camponotus chromaiodes is the red-bodied carpenter ant of eastern woodland, black in the head and gaster with a deep red mesosoma and legs and a wash of red across the front of the gaster, which is the only reliable thing separating it from Camponotus pennsylvanicus in the field. It nests in and under well-rotted logs and stumps, in standing dead trees, and at the bases of oaks, running its galleries down out of the wood and into the soil beneath, often heavy clay. Where the ground is already warm it takes the warmest chambers on offer (Diamond et al. 2012).

Difficulty
Beginner
Species Traits
🌗Nocturnal🌗Crepuscular🍽Omnivore🍽Trophobiont⚠Diapause Required⚠Cold-Tolerant👑Monogynous👑Claustral Founding🔬Dimorphic🛡Moderate🔬Large🪹Wood-Nesting
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Camponotus chromaiodes Ferruginous Carpenter Ants

Ferruginous Carpenter Ant
Camponotus chromaiodes is the red-bodied carpenter ant of eastern woodland, black in the head and gaster with a deep red mesosoma and legs and a wash of red across the front of the gaster, which is the only reliable thing separating it from Camponotus pennsylvanicus in the field. It nests in and under well-rotted logs and stumps, in standing dead trees, and at the bases of oaks, running its galleries down out of the wood and into the soil beneath, often heavy clay. Where the ground is already warm it takes the warmest chambers on offer (Diamond et al. 2012).

Species facts

Nesting: Wood-Nesting

Activity: Nocturnal, Crepuscular

Diet: Omnivore, Trophobiont

Care Needs: Diapause Required, Cold-Tolerant

Colony Type: Monogynous, Claustral Founding

Morphology: Dimorphic, Large

Temperament: Moderate

Difficulty: Beginner

Housing that fits this species

This species fits our The Canopy.

Where we can ship it

Approved for live delivery to Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.

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