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Carpenter Ant Galleries (Formicidae - Camponotus sp.) One of the reasons that I think these are ant galleries because they are so clean. Other insects would have tons of debris and frass in the galleries. Ants are very clean though, and when they excavate decayed wood, they carry out the sawdust bits and dump them in a pile outside the log! <br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest Geotagged,United States,Winter,ant galleries,galleries,signs of wildlife Click/tap to enlarge

Carpenter Ant Galleries (Formicidae - Camponotus sp.)

One of the reasons that I think these are ant galleries because they are so clean. Other insects would have tons of debris and frass in the galleries. Ants are very clean though, and when they excavate decayed wood, they carry out the sawdust bits and dump them in a pile outside the log!

Habitat: Deciduous forest

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Uploaded May 20, 2020. Captured Mar 12, 2020 13:12 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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