Insect
Black carpenter ant
Camponotus compressus
- Scientific name
- Camponotus compressus
- Family
- Formicidae, order Hymenoptera
- Group
- Insect
India's big black ant of gardens and homes.
- Spot it Large, shiny black ants; workers come in small and big sizes.
- Home Nests in soil, under stones and in wood.
- Food web Eats nectar, dead insects and honeydew from aphids.
- Why it matters Cleans up dead insects and turns over soil.
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