Camponotus abdominalis
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Camponotus atriceps, previously referred as C. abdominalis, is a species of carpenter ant
, endemic to the Americas
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A variety of parasites have been identified from the subspecies
, Camponotus abdominalis floridanus. These include the inquiline
s Microdon fulgens, Myrmecophila pergandei, an undetermined species of Atelurinae
, Alachua floridensis and Obeza floridana. The cockroach
, Myrmecoblatta wheeleri has also been found associated with the ant in southern Florida
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Carpenter ant
Carpenter ants are large ants indigenous to many parts of the world. They prefer dead, damp wood in which to build nests. They do not eat it, however, unlike termites. Sometimes carpenter ants will hollow out sections of trees. The most likely species to be infesting a house in the United States...
, endemic to the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
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A variety of parasites have been identified from the subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
, Camponotus abdominalis floridanus. These include the inquiline
Inquiline
In zoology, an inquiline is an animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. For example, some organisms such as insects may live in the homes of gophers and feed on debris, fungi, roots, etc...
s Microdon fulgens, Myrmecophila pergandei, an undetermined species of Atelurinae
Atelurinae
Atelurinae is a subfamily of primitive insects belonging to the order Thysanura. They are sometimes treated as a family Ateluridae. These are tiny and usually found within the nests of termites and ants with which they associate....
, Alachua floridensis and Obeza floridana. The cockroach
Cockroach
Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattaria or Blattodea, of which about 30 species out of 4,500 total are associated with human habitations...
, Myrmecoblatta wheeleri has also been found associated with the ant in southern Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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