Black ant

Black ant

Black ant is a term used for eusocial insects of the family Formicidae that are black in color. It has been used to describe many ants, including, but not limited to:
*The Black carpenter ant, Camponotus pennsylvanicus
*The Black garden ant, Lasius niger
*Some ant mimics look like black ants (see Ant mimicry)

ee also

*Ant
*List of ant genera (alphabetical)
*Ant (disambiguation), another ant-related disambiguation page


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