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Carpenter ant

life science Maturity 5-7

Carpenter ants live in wood.

Carpenter Ant Damage.JPG
Carpenter Ant Damage.JPG
They chew tunnels in trees. They do not eat the wood. They leave sawdust behind.
Sawdust like shavings from carpenter ants.jpg
Sawdust like shavings from carpenter ants.jpg
These ants help the forest. Can you find one in a tree?

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Camponotus sp Tanaemyrmex.jpg
A Spring Morning with a Carpenter Ant...
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Carpenter ants tree.jpg
File:Holes in a tree from carpenter ants.jpg
Holes in a tree from carpenter ants.jpg
File:Sawdust like shavings from carpenter ants.jpg
Sawdust like shavings from carpenter ants.jpg
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Carpenter ant drone wiki.jpg
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Camponotus crispulus queen ant.jpg
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Holzschaden.jpg
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CarpenterAntDamage board.jpg
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Carpenter Ant Damage.JPG
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