Camponotus texanus
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Camponotus texanus (commonly known as the Texas Carpenter Ant) is a species of large, polymorphic ant in the family Formicidae. It is native to Texas and Northern Mexico, where it typically nests in dead wood of oak trees and logs. Worker castes are often bicolored, featuring a reddish thorax with a black head and abdomen (gaster).
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Hymenoptera | |
| family | Formicidae | |
| subfamily | Formicinae | |
| genus | Camponotus | |
| species | C. texanus |
