Black Carpenter Ant Worker Red and Black Carpenter Ant Carpenter Ant Damage Carpenter Ant Info & Identification Carpenter ants are social insects that live in colonies. They prefer to build their nests in wood, making tunnels, galleries and chambers. The surface of the tunneling is smooth, as if a carpenter had sanded all the surfaces. As carpenter ants prefer moist and/or partially decayed wood, they are good indicators for homeowners that an area of their home has a moisture problem that needs their attention. These are a few of the locations carpenter ants like to nest.
Carpenter ants are among the largest ants in the United States. Adults vary from 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch. The largest of the colony is always the Queen. (Image below) Ant Queen |