Camponotus atrox is a large known only from the Korean Peninsula, where it is one of the biggest ants alongside the Japanese carpenter ant. Workers are black with a red thorax. It does not live in the United States.
Appearance
- Appearance
- Workers are about 1/4–1/2 in (7–12 mm) long and queens about 3/4 in (18 mm). The head and abdomen are black and the thorax is red, though some colonies are browner and a few ants are almost all black.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- mountain forests
- mountain grasslands
- rocky slopes
- Range
- Known only from Korea (both South and North Korea).
- Preferred conditions
- Mostly found in mountains above about 1,600 ft (500 m), nesting under stones, in rotting wood, and in rock crevices.
Life cycle
- Breeding season
- Winged queens and males fly out to mate in May and June in Korea.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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