It finally rained in Arizona. But last week, before it rained, I chased out a bunch of Camponotus festinatus by watering the front yard with a hose.
Cool, there are males with the workers.
Males are usually dark colored, so it was interesting to see golden yellow ones.
In my haste to get a few photographs. I didn’t [...]
Not everyone gets to see the workers of this golden-colored ant, Camponotus festinatus.
The workers forage at night, often as single individuals.
This is a desert species, found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The workers feed on honeydew or eat other insects, as with many ants in the genus Camponotus.
Scientists have found quite a [...]