Genus

Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies

Camponotus

69 species in our catalog · found in 112 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyFormicidae (Ants)
GenusCamponotus (Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies)

Species in this group

Camponotus sericeiventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Endemic

Camponotus habereri

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Endemic

Camponotus detritus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Camponotus vagus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Endemic

Camponotus consobrinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Endemic

Camponotus suffusus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Camponotus fulvopilosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Camponotus modoc

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Camponotus obscuripes

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Camponotus cruentatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Camponotus floridanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Camponotus rufipes

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Camponotus intrepidus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus aurocinctus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus herculeanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus festinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Camponotus nigriceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus angusticollis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus compressus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus confucii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus ligniperdus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus rectangularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus terebrans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus truncatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus mirabilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus atriceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Camponotus cingulatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus planatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus sexguttatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus novogranadensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus ager

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus nicobarensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus innexus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus pilicornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Camponotus castaneus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus rapax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus cinctellus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus camelinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus cacicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus niveosetosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus ephippium

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus festinatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus vitreus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus aethiops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus femoratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus vicinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus ocreatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus aeneopilosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus subbarbatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus arminius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Camponotus chromaiodes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus misturus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Camponotus planus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camponotus renggeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Showing the 60 most likely of 69 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 69	~80%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~40%
	Camponotus suffusus			~30%
	Giant Sugar Ant			~20%
	Black-Headed Sugar Ant			~20%
	Camponotus ephippium			~10%
2	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 69	~50%
	Namib Desert Dune Ant			~40%
	Karoo Balbyter Ant			~20%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 69	~50%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			~40%
	European Gate-Keeper Ant			~20%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	7 of 69	~50%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			~20%
	Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant			~10%
	Camponotus lateralis			~10%
	Brown-Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Ethiop Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Camponotus piceus			~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			<5%
5	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 69	~50%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~50%
6	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 69	~50%
	Camponotus habereri			~50%
7	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~50%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~50%
8	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 69	~40%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~30%
	Camponotus rufipes			~20%
9	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 69	~40%
	Giant Sugar Ant			~10%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~10%
	Black-Headed Sugar Ant			~10%
	Camponotus suffusus			~10%
	Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant			~10%
	Camponotus innexus			<5%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 69	~40%
	Florida Carpenter Ant			~30%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Camponotus inaequalis			~10%
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 69	~40%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~40%
	Camponotus rufipes			~10%
12	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 69	~40%
	Camponotus terebrans			~20%
	Camponotus aurocinctus			~20%
	Camponotus cinereus			~10%
13	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 69	~40%
	Camponotus rufipes			~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
	Camponotus cingulatus			~10%
14	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 69	~40%
	Florida Carpenter Ant			~20%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant			~10%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 69	~40%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~20%
	Chestnut Carpenter Ant			~10%
	American Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Bearded Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Ferruginous Carpenter Ant			~10%
16	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 69	~40%
	Giant Sugar Ant			~20%
	Black-Headed Sugar Ant			~10%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~10%
	Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant			~10%
17	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 69	~40%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~30%
	Camponotus renggeri			~10%
18	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4 of 69	~40%
	Camponotus mirabilis			~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
	Camponotus cacicus			~10%
	Camponotus femoratus			~10%
19	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 69	~40%
	Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant			~30%
	Camponotus pilicornis			~10%
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~40%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~40%
21	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 69	~40%
	Giant Sugar Ant			~20%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~10%
	Camponotus suffusus			~10%
22	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 69	~30%
	Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant			~30%
	Camponotus pilicornis			~10%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~30%
24	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~30%
25	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~30%
26	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~30%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
27	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 69	~30%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~30%
28	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 69	~30%
	Karoo Balbyter Ant			~30%
29	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 69	~30%
	Giant Sugar Ant			~20%
	Camponotus innexus			~10%
30	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 69	~30%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	New York Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
31	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	7 of 69	~30%
	Brown-Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant			~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Ethiop Carpenter Ant			<5%
	Camponotus piceus			<5%
	Camponotus lateralis			<5%
32	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
	Camponotus rapax			~10%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Camponotus ager			~10%
33	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
	Camponotus ager			~10%
34	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~30%
	Western Black Carpenter Ant			~30%
35	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~30%
36	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			~10%
37	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 69	~30%
	Camponotus obscuripes			~30%
38	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~30%
39	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 69	~30%
	American Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Ferruginous Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Bearded Carpenter Ant			<5%
40	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			<5%
41	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 69	~30%
	Brown-Black Carpenter Ant			~20%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			~10%
42	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2 of 69	~30%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			~20%
	Black Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
43	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			<5%
44	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 69	~30%
	Camponotus confucii			~20%
	Camponotus vitreus			~10%
45	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 69	~30%
	Camponotus festinus			~20%
	Camponotus camelinus			~10%
46	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~30%
47	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 69	~20%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~20%
48	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 69	~20%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Camponotus rectangularis			~10%
49	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
50	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus aurocinctus			~20%
51	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 69	~20%
	Shiny Sugar Ant			~10%
	St Lucia Sugar Ant			~10%
	Spotted Sugar Ant			~10%
	Eastern Sugar Ant			<5%
52	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 69	~20%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Chestnut Carpenter Ant			~10%
53	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 69	~20%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~20%
54	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus festinus			~20%
55	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
56	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Black Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Camponotus lindigi			~10%
57	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			<5%
58	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus angusticollis			~20%
59	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 69	~20%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~20%
60	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
61	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 69	~20%
	Western Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Bicolored Carpenter Ant			<5%
	Hairless Smooth Carpenter Ant			<5%
62	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
63	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus rectangularis			~20%
64	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
65	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
66	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus mirabilis			~10%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
67	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
68	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 69	~20%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			~20%
69	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 69	~20%
	Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant			~10%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			<5%
	Ethiop Carpenter Ant			<5%
70	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~20%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~20%
71	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
72	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 69	~20%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~20%
73	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus rectangularis			~20%
74	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 69	~20%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Brown-Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
75	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 69	~20%
	Florida Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Chestnut Carpenter Ant			~10%
76	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 69	~20%
	Brown-Black Carpenter Ant			~20%
77	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~20%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~20%
78	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 69	~20%
	Hairy Sugar Ant			~10%
	Shimmering Sugar Ant			<5%
	Spotted Sugar Ant			<5%
79	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 69	~20%
	Hairy Sugar Ant			<5%
	Camponotus werthi			<5%
	Spotted Sugar Ant			<5%
	Shimmering Sugar Ant			<5%
	Bayne's Sugar Ant			<5%
80	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 69	~20%
	Brown-Black Carpenter Ant			~20%
81	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 69	~20%
	Long-Legged Sugar Ant			~10%
	Spotted Sugar Ant			<5%
	Shimmering Sugar Ant			<5%
	Shiny Sugar Ant			<5%
82	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
83	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 69	~10%
	Western Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	New York Carpenter Ant			<5%
	Bicolored Carpenter Ant			<5%
84	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 69	~10%
	Western Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
85	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 69	~10%
	Brown-Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
86	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 69	~10%
	Camponotus festinus			~10%
87	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 69	~10%
	Western Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
88	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 69	~10%
	Camponotus festinus			~10%
89	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 69	~10%
	Karoo Balbyter Ant			~10%
90	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 69	~10%
	Brown-Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
91	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 69	~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
92	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 69	~10%
	Western Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
93	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 69	~10%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
94	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 69	~10%
	Nicobar Carpenter Ant			~10%
95	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 69	~10%
	Camponotus ocreatus			~10%
	Camponotus festinatus			<5%
96	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 69	~10%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			<5%
97	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 69	~10%
	Western Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			<5%
98	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 69	~10%
	Western Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			<5%
99	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 69	~10%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
100	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 69	~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
101	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 69	~10%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			~10%
102	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~10%
	Camponotus festinatus			~10%
103	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 69	~10%
	Camponotus innexus			~10%
104	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~10%
	Bicolored Carpenter Ant			~10%
105	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 69	~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
106	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 69	~10%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
107	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 69	~10%
	Camponotus misturus			~10%
108	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~10%
	Bicolored Carpenter Ant			~10%
109	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 69	~10%
	Spotted Sugar Ant			~10%
110	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~10%
	Western Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
111	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 69	~10%
	Camponotus planus			~10%
112	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~10%
	Camponotus ocreatus			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 69	~40%
	Chestnut Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Ferruginous Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Bearded Carpenter Ant			~10%
	American Carpenter Ant			<5%
2	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 69	~40%
	Indian Black Ant			~40%
3	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 69	~40%
	Florida Carpenter Ant			~20%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Camponotus inaequalis			<5%
	Black Compact Carpenter Ant			<5%
4	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~40%
	Indian Black Ant			~40%
5	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~40%
	Indian Black Ant			~40%
6	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~30%
	Indian Black Ant			~30%
7	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 69	~30%
	Camponotus lindigi			~30%
8	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 69	~30%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			~20%
	European Gate-Keeper Ant			~10%
	Ethiop Carpenter Ant			~10%
9	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~30%
	Indian Black Ant			~30%
10	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~30%
	Indian Black Ant			~30%
11	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~30%
	Indian Black Ant			~30%
12	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 69	~30%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~10%
	Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant			~10%
	Black-Headed Sugar Ant			~10%
	Giant Sugar Ant			<5%
	Camponotus innexus			<5%
	Camponotus suffusus			<5%
13	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 69	~30%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~20%
	Camponotus innexus			~10%
	Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant			~10%
	Camponotus suffusus			<5%
	Giant Sugar Ant			<5%
14	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 69	~30%
	Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant			~20%
	Banded Sugar Ant			~10%
	Black-Headed Sugar Ant			~10%
15	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~30%
	Indian Black Ant			~30%
16	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 69	~30%
	Chestnut Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Ferruginous Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Bearded Carpenter Ant			<5%
17	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 69	~30%
	Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant			~10%
	Ethiop Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Camponotus lateralis			<5%
	Camponotus pilicornis			<5%
18	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 69	~30%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Black Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
19	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~30%
	Indian Black Ant			~30%
20	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 69	~30%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~20%
	American Carpenter Ant			<5%
	New York Carpenter Ant			<5%
	Ferruginous Carpenter Ant			<5%
21	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 69	~30%
	Camponotus rufipes			~10%
	Camponotus cingulatus			~10%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			~10%
22	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 69	~30%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Ferruginous Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Bearded Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Chestnut Carpenter Ant			<5%
	American Carpenter Ant			<5%
23	Kanpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~30%
	Indian Black Ant			~30%
24	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 69	~30%
	Eastern Black Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Ferruginous Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Chestnut Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Bearded Carpenter Ant			<5%
25	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~20%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			<5%
26	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
27	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
28	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus rufipes			~20%
29	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 69	~20%
	Nicobar Carpenter Ant			~20%
30	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 69	~20%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
	Camponotus renggeri			~10%
	Camponotus rufipes			~10%
31	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
32	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
	Camponotus angusticollis			~10%
33	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
34	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
35	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
36	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
37	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus lateralis			~10%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			~10%
38	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus obscuripes			~20%
39	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus obscuripes			~20%
40	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
41	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 69	~20%
	Florida Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Compact Carpenter Ant			~10%
	Camponotus inaequalis			<5%
42	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus rufipes			~10%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
43	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 69	~20%
	Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant			~20%
	Camponotus lateralis			<5%
44	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 69	~20%
	Hairy Carpenter Ant			~10%
	European Gate-Keeper Ant			~10%
	Brown-Black Carpenter Ant			<5%
45	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
46	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 69	~20%
	European Gate-Keeper Ant			~20%
47	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus rectangularis			~20%
48	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
49	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
50	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus habereri			~20%
51	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
52	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus lateralis			~10%
	European Gate-Keeper Ant			~10%
53	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 69	~20%
	Camponotus renggeri			~20%
54	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 69	~20%
	Tropical Carpenter Ant			~20%
55	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
56	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 69	~20%
	Indian Black Ant			~20%
57	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 69	~10%
	Hercules Carpenter Ant			~10%
58	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 69	~10%
	Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant			~10%
	Camponotus rufipes			~10%
59	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 69	~10%
	Nicobar Carpenter Ant			~10%
60	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 69	~10%
	Camponotus lateralis			~10%
	Ethiop Carpenter Ant			~10%

Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies

Species in this group

Shimmering Golden Sugar Ant

Camponotus habereri

Namib Desert Dune Ant

Hairy Carpenter Ant

Banded Sugar Ant

Camponotus suffusus

Karoo Balbyter Ant

Western Black Carpenter Ant

Camponotus obscuripes

Blood-Spotted Sugar Ant

Florida Carpenter Ant

Camponotus rufipes

Giant Sugar Ant

Camponotus aurocinctus

Hercules Carpenter Ant

Camponotus festinus

Black-Headed Sugar Ant

Camponotus angusticollis

Indian Black Ant

Camponotus confucii

Brown-Black Carpenter Ant

Camponotus rectangularis

Camponotus terebrans

European Gate-Keeper Ant

Camponotus mirabilis

Eastern Black Carpenter Ant

Tropical Carpenter Ant

Camponotus cingulatus

Camponotus cinereus

Compact Carpenter Ant

New York Carpenter Ant

Six-Spotted Carpenter Ant

Black Compact Carpenter Ant

American Carpenter Ant

Camponotus ager

Nicobar Carpenter Ant

Camponotus innexus

Camponotus pilicornis

Chestnut Carpenter Ant

Camponotus rapax

Shiny Sugar Ant

Camponotus camelinus

Camponotus cacicus

Hairy Sugar Ant

Camponotus lateralis

Camponotus ephippium

Camponotus festinatus

Camponotus vitreus

Ethiop Carpenter Ant

Camponotus femoratus

Bicolored Carpenter Ant

Camponotus ocreatus

Golden-Tailed Sugar Ant

Bearded Carpenter Ant

St Lucia Sugar Ant

Ferruginous Carpenter Ant

Camponotus misturus

Spotted Sugar Ant

Camponotus planus

Camponotus renggeri

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies

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