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 Wilhel
Black headed 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
Gaster (insect anatomy)
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The gaster is the bulbous posterior portion of the metasoma found in hymenopterans of the suborder Apocrita. This begins with abdominal segment III on most ants, but some make a constricted postpetiol
Banded sugar ant
…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. The ant is polymorphic and relatively large, with two different castes of workers: major workers (also known as soldiers), and minor workers. These…
Cataglyphis nigra with raised gaster