A major worker guards the nest entrance. Although many people think of Camponotus as the wood-inhabiting carpenter ants, many species nest in soil. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
The blocky head of a Texas Carpenter Ant major worker houses muscles to operate the powerful, wood-cutting mandibles. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
A true Texan, Camponotus texanus is a wood-dwelling carpenter ant found only in central to west Texas and has never been collected outside the state. Austin, Texas, USA.Specimen voucher UTIC00204239.
