Discovering carpenter ants in your home can be alarming. These ants chew the wooden structures to form tunnels for their nests. They get their name from these construction skills. This common ant species is found throughout Australia.
The size of carpenter ants ranges from 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch. Their colour varies from black to dark brown to brownish orange. Sporting six legs and two antennae, they have an oval shape and segmented body structure. Also, their worker ants can be found in different sizes due to their polymorphic nature.
Carpenter ants are notorious for building nests in wood sources such as tree stumps, rotting fence posts, old firewood, and beneath stones. The main colony, which houses the queen, eggs, and young, is located outside. Meanwhile, workers, mature larvae, and pupae live in satellite nests branching out from the primary colony. These satellite nests can be found both inside and outside. These satellite colonies are formed after several years of the primary colony’s maturity.
After a brief flight, winged male and female ants mate. The male passes away shortly after the mating process. The queen then discards her wings and searches for an ideal location to set up her nest.
The queen prefers soft, damp wood inside hollow trees, logs, or stumps to build her nest. She can lay up to 20 eggs in her nest, which hatch into adult workers in 2 months.
The first batch of ants born in a colony are tiny because they feed off the food reserves stored in the queen’s body. But the next batches are much bigger and healthier as they receive food from foraging workers.
As mature ants, the workers take on critical tasks such as gathering food, expanding the nest, and caring for the queen and the young ants. Their diet mainly consists of dead insects, small invertebrates, and sweet nectar.
Carpenter ants have a diverse appetite. They can feed on plants, honeydew, insects, meats, sweets, and grease. These worker ants can forage up to 300 feet from their nest during daylight hours. They continue working from dawn to dusk.
A carpenter’s ant infestation can be identified by the presence of big, wingless black ants on your property. While finding them inside doesn’t necessarily mean their nest is there too. The nest may be elsewhere, and the ants simply forage for food and water. These ants enjoy sugar, fat, and meats.
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Carpenter ants can give a powerful bite with their strong jaws. They can inject formic acid to cause a burning sensation. These bites can be painful, but luckily, they’re not dangerous.
If ants are invading your property, you can hire a licensed professional like Tom’s Pest Control to solve the issue. Our experts will evaluate the situation and recommend the best way to eliminate carpenter ants. Thus, act fast to protect your home.
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