Carpenter Ant (species: Camponotus sp.) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Arthropoda > Hexapoda > Insecta > Hymenoptera > Formicidae > Camponotus > Camponotus sp. (gallery)
Camponotus sp.
Carpenter Ant


©Anne Hoggett: Camponotus sp. worker at Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: Camponotus sp. worker at Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: A winged Camponotus sp. at Lizard Island Research Station in Jan 2020.

show or add records

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hymenoptera
Family Formicidae
Genus Camponotus
Species Camponotus sp.

Show in taxonomy
Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

A large brown ant with a heart-shaped head that forages at night, including inside houses. Workers are wingless. Winged males and females swarm for mating, observed at Lizard Island during Jan 2020.

Size

  • Up to 1 cm (length of Lizard Island specimens)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution

Web resources