Biology:Camponotus laevissimus

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Short description: Species of ant

Camponotus laevissimus
Camponotus laevigatus casent0102776 profile 1.jpg
Camponotus laevigatus casent0102776 dorsal 1.jpg
Worker in profile (top) and dorsal view (bottom)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Species:
C. laevissimus
Binomial name
Camponotus laevissimus
McKay, 2019
Synonyms[2]
  • Formica laevigata Smith, F. 1858[1]
  • Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, 1858)

Camponotus laevissimus (formerly C. laevigatus), the giant carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to western Canada , the United States , and Mexico.[2][1] Workers measure between 7 and 13 millimeters in length. General coloration is shiny black with a blue tint;[3] 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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Camponotus laevigatus (Smith, F.)". http://www.navajonature.org/ants/formicinae/camponotus-laevigatus.html. Retrieved 15 August 2014. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Camponotus laevissimus" (in en). https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Camponotus_laevissimus. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hansen & Klotz (2005) pg. 83
  4. Schoenherr, Allan A. (1992). A Natural History of California. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-520-069226. https://archive.org/details/naturalhistoryof00scho. Retrieved 16 August 2014. "camponotus laevigatus." 
  5. Hansen & Klotz (2005) pg. 2

Wikidata ☰ Q110251474 entry