Then, there are things that when viewed under a microscope are just downright terrifying. Insects usually fall into that latter category. We're often perturbed by certain insects when we see them in ...

“Unlike termites, carpenter ants do not eat wood,” writes Ashley Kulhanek and Curtis Young in an OSU post on ants and dead ...

In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, recycling woody debris, such as dead trees and fallen logs. But these large ants become nuisances when they forage or nest inside our homes ...

Carpenter ants are bigger than pavement ants and make their nests, called galleries, in soft, rotted wood. These industrious creatures will hike to your home from a tree as far as 20 feet away.

Life in a Florida carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus) colony can be dangerous, particularly if other colonies are located nearby.It’s not uncommon for neighboring ants to wage war upon each ...

Florida carpenter ants were observed cleaning wounds and carrying out leg amputations to save the lives of their nestmates, according to a new study.

Florida carpenter ants were observed performing surgery on each other. By Jennifer Vilcarino. July 3, 2024, 3:56 PM. 0:19. Wide shot of an ant amputating an injured ant's leg. Bart Zijlstra, UNIL.

Reddish-brown Florida carpenter ants, which reach about 1.5 centimeters (about three-fifths of an inch) in length, can be found nesting in rotting wood throughout the southeastern United States.