Camponotus americanus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus americanus: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/9388
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Camponotus americanus
Camponotus americanus worker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Camponotus
Subgenus: Camponotus
Species:
C. americanus
Binomial name
Camponotus americanus
Mayr, 1862

Camponotus americanus is a species of carpenter ant. The ant is above average in length with worker ants being 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long. Despite normally nesting in soil, it is known that the species may nest under stones, under litter, or in rotten logs.[1]

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  1. ^ "Camponotus (Camponotus) americanus Mayr". Mississippi Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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