Camponotus laevigatus

Camponotus laevigatus
C. laevigatus worker in profile (top) and dorsal view (bottom)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Species: C. laevigatus
Binomial name
Camponotus laevigatus
(Smith, 1858)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Formica laevigata Smith, F. 1858

Camponotus laevigatus or the giant carpenter ant is a species of carpenter ant native to eastern Canada, the United States, and Mexico.[2][3] Workers measure between 7 and 13 millimeters in length. General coloration is shiny black with a blue tint;[4] this is where its specific name (laevigatus) comes from, meaning smooth or slippery.[2] The body is covered in short white hairs.[4] The species, which is primarily diurnal,[4] tends to make its nests by hollowing out redwoods.[5] It feeds on the pupae of the western spruce budworm.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, 1858)". GBIF.org. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, F.)". Navajo Nature. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, 1858)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Hansen & Klotz (2005) pg. 83
  5. ↑ Schoenherr, Allan A. (1992). A Natural History of California. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-520-069226. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Hansen & Klotz (2005) pg. 2
  • Hansen, Laurel Dianne; Klotz, John H. (2005). Carpenter Ants of the United States and Canada. China: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-4262-1. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
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