Banded sugar ant
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The banded sugar ant, also known as the sugar ant, is a species of ant native to Australia. A member of the genus Camponotus in the subfamily Formicinae, it was described by German entomologist Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1842. Its common name refers to the ant's liking for sugar and sweet food, as well as the distinctive orange-brown band that wraps around its gaster.
Banded sugar ant
Banded sugar ants rebuild their nest entrance following rain
Workers recruit additional nestmates to exploit newly discovered food sources by the method of tandem running. The lead worker (on the left) has returned to the nest and is leading the remaining workers back to the food source.
The meat ant, a known competitor of the banded sugar ant
Carpenter ant
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Carpenter ants are large ants indigenous to many forested parts of the world.
Carpenter ant
Carpenter ant cleaning antennae
Carpenter ants carrying a dead bee
A major worker of Camponotus sp.