Getting a head with red carpenter ant
May 4, 2013 13:04:25 #
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May 4, 2013 13:22:14 #
Stellar! It's one insect, I hope I don't find. Used to have them at my prior place. Ours were as black as my coffee....
May 4, 2013 13:32:53 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
It's usually the black one that invades houses. The red carpenter ant is also very common, but is not considered a serious pest.Stellar! It's one insect, I hope I don't find. Used to have them at my prior place. Ours were as black as my coffee....
P.S. There are several 'red' species. This one -I think - is Camponotus castaneus.
May 4, 2013 13:42:47 #
We are getting up there in magnification. What mag do you calculate for these images?
May 4, 2013 14:02:28 #
gym wrote:
What's the size of the red ones? Our black ones were about 1/2" in size.... Only bigger ants I've seen were in Costa Rica... about 3/4" in size. The nature guide we had, got one to grab a stick 18" in length and the jaws could hold the stick's weight....It's usually the black one that invades houses. The red carpenter ant is also very common, but is not considered a serious pest.
May 4, 2013 14:19:22 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Wow, Douglass, I have no idea. I just twist the focus to get the size I want then push the shutter. These were taken with the 100mm Canon without tubes, and a Raynox 250. I think everything was maxed out, or fairly close to it.We are getting up there in magnification. What mag do you calculate for these images?
May 4, 2013 14:22:13 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
They are roughly the same size as the larger workers of C. pennsylvanica, the black one. Carpenter ants have several different sizes of workers within the same colony.What's the size of the red ones? Our black ones were about 1/2" in size.... Only bigger ants I've seen were in Costa Rica... about 3/4" in size. The nature guide we had, got one to grab a stick 18" in length and the jaws could hold the stick's weight....
May 4, 2013 14:41:05 #
gym wrote:
I was re-habbing a bedroom and was pulling off a sheet of wall board. Saw that the cavity was chock full of large Carpenter ants. Carefully put it back & drove to the hardware store for a can of "spray death"....They are roughly the same size as the larger workers of C. pennsylvanica, the black one. Carpenter ants have several different sizes of workers within the same colony.
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