Carpenter Ants and Larva

Out of curiosity sake I peeled off a small piece of bark on my trail around the house this evening and I found ants hard at work caring for their larva.. unfortunately, I am sure, they now have to relocate.

comments (5)

Jivko Nakev

Lion

Hello, did you try to create the species yourself? You should ask for manual species creation only in case the species identification fails for some reason - as a rule when an English wiki page does not exist. Please use the "Identify species" button above. Posted 11 years ago

Christina AndJustin Alexander

Bull Frog

I searched the species snd could not find it, but I will try again Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
1. Christina AndJustin Alexander
  
  Bull Frog
  
  Dont know why I didnt find it the first time? But I would like an opinion if that is okay? They might actually be Camponotus nearcticus? What do you think?
  
  Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Hard to tell in this case :) So, I'll flip the question...what reasons do you have to believe this is the Black Carpenter Ant? If there's logic behind your choice, it is ok. Few of us here are scientists. We simply strive as a community to get species identification as right as we can. Sometimes this includes an educated guess based on likelihood. As long as it does not concern completely random guessing without any evidence, it is generally accepted. Furthermore, anybody is free to challenge identifications. Posted 11 years ago

Christina AndJustin Alexander

Bull Frog

My best reason is that the black carpenter ant is the most common species in Missouri Posted 11 years ago