A young Camponotus festinatus queen scales a grass blade to launch herself on a nocturnal mating flight. Tucson, Arizona, 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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Camponotus consobrinus - banded sugar ant. Here, a worker stands guard in case the photographer approaches her nest too closely.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

Camponotus consobrinus, the banded sugar ant, so-named for the yellow "belt" across its waist.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

Many ant colonies keep guards posted at their nest entrances. This Camponotus ephippium ant's head is nearly the same size as the nest entrance, forming a plug that she will only move to let her nestmates come and go.

Victoria, Australia

Camponotus essigi, a small carpenter ant, forages on a tree trunk in northern California.

Santa Cruz, California, USA

A young Camponotus festinatus queen scales the vegetation around her nest to launch herself on a nocturnal mating flight.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

A young Camponotus festinatus queen scales a grass blade to launch herself on a nocturnal mating flight.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

When the photographer disturbs their nest, workers of Camponotus festinatus scramble to carry brood to safety.

Portal, Arizona, USA

Camponotus festinatus carrying a pupa.

Portal, Arizona, USA

A young Camponotus festinatus queen scales a grass blade to launch herself on a nocturnal mating flight.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Canon EOS 20D |

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Original size: 3504x2336 |

Current: 800x534 |

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Keywords: flight ants queens insects reproduction formicidae formicinae camponotus ant queen gyne alate camponotus festinatus mating flight

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