Carpenter Ants
Latin Name : Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Appearance
Workers - 1/4 "long.
Queen - 1/2 "long.
The most common color black, but can also be black and red.
6 feet.
lifecycle
Swarm appeared in the spring.
Wood ant colony can live up to 3-6 years.
Custom
Location - wood wet and dry conditions, but prefers moist, eg wood moist by water leaks.
The inside - dig wood on the inside so that the outer surface looks smooth.
The outer part - sometimes the outside of the hollow of the tree.
Visibility - hunt for food mainly at night but also during the day in the early spring / summer. Signs include sawdust, wet wood, or sounds unusual coming from the wall.
Food - the main food is honeydew, also eat plant shrubs, fruit juices and insects. They do not eat wood. At home they are attracted to sweet substances, fats, oils and meat. Contacts - rarely direct contact with humans, but if they meet will try to escape.
They can not sting.