Camponotus novaeboracensis, the New York carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to the United States, Canada, possibly found in Costa Rica, Malaysia, and invasive in Bermuda.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of New York 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Camponotus
- Species
- Camponotus novaeboracensis
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