Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Four-spotted 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 fallax
- Camponotus nearcticus
- Camponotus nipponensis
- Camponotus caryae
- Uwari keihitoi
- Camponotus itoi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Camponotus
- Species
- Camponotus quadrinotatus
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo