Camponotus aeneopilosus at Melba, ACT

1 A Golden-tailed sugar ant at Melba, ACT

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	Camponotus aeneopilosus	28 Jun 2022	JonLewis
	Unidentified	28 Jun 2022	kasiaaus

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6 comments

kasiaaus wrote:

28 Jun 2022

Are these Carpenter ants? They are about 1cm long.

JonLewis wrote:

28 Jun 2022

Yes, this is in the group known as carpenter ants in the US and Europe but usually known as sugar ants in Australia. Cheers, Jon

kasiaaus wrote:

28 Jun 2022

Thanks Jon. We have three or four of them in the kitchen and living room at any time. They can be on the ceiling, floor or walls. I have now called pest control but I have no idea where they live. They seem to move around as single individuals and without any obvious source or destination. Hmmm...

JonLewis wrote:

28 Jun 2022

We’ll at least they don’t bite or sting - they are nice friendly ants you can handle without concern. Cheers, J

kasiaaus wrote:

28 Jun 2022

I know, I like them a lot. They are very friendly but apparently they live in wood and can destroy houses. That's what worries me. They also have a tendency to drop down from the ceiling either onto people, which is not so bad, or into our food which is not very good. I'm very sorry to have to "pest control" them. I suspect it won't work anyway because I have no idea where they live.

ibaird wrote:

29 Jun 2022

Wikipedia says this species makes its nest in soil under rocks and sometimes logs. Popular with people who like to keep ant colonies.

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