Carpenter Ants are polymorphic. This means there are workers of varying sizes in the colony. There is generally only one wingless queen. Winged male and female carpenter ants emerge after the colony is mature – generally after three or four years. Carpenter ant workers have black, dark brown, red and black, red or yellow coloration with sizes ranging from 6 to 13 millimeters. Black carpenter ants have uniform dark brown and black colors, while red and black carpenter ants have black bodies and dark brown with a red-brown thorax.
The black carpenter ant in the eastern and western areas of the United States is the most extensively studied. This carpenter ant is large and black in color, while those observed in Florida are smaller and could range in color from black to brown, yellow or red.
However, numerous species of the carpenter ant exist within the United States, so size and color are not always reliable identifying characteristics. The Camponotus, or carpenter ant, is distinguished from the other species by rounded profile of their thorax: the carpenter ant’s waist is constricted. All the carpenter ants have elbowed antennae.
Queen carpenter ants and reproductive males have forewings that are too larger than their hind wings. These carpenter ants wings are transparent or light brown. The winged carpenter ants emerge between February and August. After the females are fertilized, they build a nest to start a colony.
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