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Species of ant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Camponotus laevissimus (formerly C. laevigatus), the giant carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to western Canada, the United States, and Mexico.[1][2] Workers measure between 7 and 13 millimetres (0.28 and 0.51 in) in length. It is generally shiny black with a blue tint,[3] and the body is covered in short white hairs.[3] The species, which is primarily diurnal,[3] tends to make its nests by hollowing out redwoods.[4] It feeds on the pupae of the western spruce budworm.[5]
Camponotus laevissimus | |
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Worker in profile (top) and dorsal view (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | Camponotus |
Species: | C. laevissimus |
Binomial name | |
Camponotus laevissimus Mackay, 2019 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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