In the case of carpenter ants, it's for the good of the amputee and to the benefit of the colony. A July 2024 University of Lausanne study found carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) carry out ...

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 ...

Carpenter ants build their nests and expand their colony within the studs and other framing elements of a home. As a result, the structural integrity of your house may become comprised and ...

In the case of carpenter ants, it’s for the good of the amputee and to the benefit of the colony. A July 2024 University of Lausanne study found carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus ...

Florida carpenter ants have been observed biting off the injured ... she would be released back to the colony to be with her nestmates.” For the ants with femur or tibia injuries that went ...

Carpenter ants are nocturnal creatures and can establish multiple nests within a colony, including parent nests and satellite nests. Carpenter ants can cause significant damage to wooden ...