Taxonomic Hierarchy
Species Breakdown
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
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Genus: Camponotus
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Species: pennsylvanicus
Identifying Information
Size, Colors, Features
Scientific Name:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Other Name(s): Black Ant, Carpenter Ant
Category:
Bee, Ant, Wasp and Similar
Size (Adult; Length): 6mm to 13mm (0.23" to 0.51")
Colors: black, brown, yellow, gray
Descriptors: hairy, biting, jaws, sprays, acid, formic, harmful, flying