Camponotus modoc

{{Speciesbox | image = Camponotus modoc casent0005347 profile 1.jpg | image_caption = ''Camponotus modoc'' worker | taxon = Camponotus modoc |parent=Camponotus (subgenus) | authority = Wheeler, W. M., 1910 }}

'''''Camponotus modoc''''' or '''western carpenter ant''' is a black carpenter ant with dark red legs. Workers range in size from {{convert|7|to|13|mm|2|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}

==Habitat== It occurs in Western North America, where it makes nests in dead wood, including dead logs in the forests, as well as human houses.<ref name="au">{{Cite web |url=http://www.padil.gov.au/viewPestDiagnosticImages.aspx?id=552 |title=Pests and Diseases Image Library, Australia |access-date=2010-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316130409/http://www.padil.gov.au/viewPestDiagnosticImages.aspx?id=552 |archive-date=2011-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="wsu">[https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/api/collection/ext/id/21844/download Washington State University Extension Bulletin 0818]</ref>

==As pests== Carpenter ants will damage homes by nesting in them. They will dig out tunnels in wood to expand their living spaces which can lead to structural damage. The infestation in the home usually is a satellite colony, with the main one within a hundred yards or more in a stump or other decayed wood. When colonies start to establish themselves in homes, they may start small (a few hundred members) but can grow to several tens of thousands. There can be 20 or more satellite colonies.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

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==External links== *{{commonscat-inline|Camponotus modoc|''Camponotus modoc''}}

modoc Category:Insects described in 1910 Category:Hymenoptera of North America