Caste in the carpenter ant Camponotus discolor: male (left), queen (right), worker (bottom). Louisiana, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Camponotus

is abundant and diverse nearly everywhere in the world. This ubiquitous formicine genus contains our familiar carpenter ants, as well as some tropical weaver ants and desert honeypot ants.

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An alate queen Camponotus chromaiodes climbs low vegetation before launching herself on a late spring mating flight.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Camponotus chromaiodes carpenter ants dismember the carcass of a periodical cicada.

Allerton Park, Illinois, USA

A Camponotus chromaiodes carpenter ant sizes up the carcass of a periodical cicada. Ants are important recyclers of dead insects.

Allerton Park, Illinois, USA

A Camponotus chrysurus worker gathers sap from a tree wound.

Kibale forest, Uganda

Camponotus crassus

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil

A Camponotus crassus worker drinks from a sugar bait.

Morretes, Paraná, Brazil

Camponotus discolor major worker.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Caste in the carpenter ant Camponotus discolor: male (left), queen (right), worker (bottom).

Louisiana, USA

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