Camponotus laevissimus (formerly C. laevigatus), the giant carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to western Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Workers measure between 7 and 13 millimetres (0.28 and 0.51 in) in length. It is generally shiny black with a blue tint, and the body is covered in short white hairs. The species, which is primarily diurnal, tends to make its nests by hollowing out redwoods. It feeds on the pupae of the western spruce budworm.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hairy Smooth Carpenter Ant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Camponotus laevigatus
- Camponotus dorex
- Camponotus aethiops
- Camponotus vagus
- Camponotus foreli
- Camponotus japonicus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Camponotus
- Species
- Camponotus laevissimus
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