Camponotus fulvopilosus
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. fulvopilosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus fulvopilosus (De Geer, 1778)
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Camponotus fulvopilosus, commonly known as the Karoo balbyter ant and yellow-haired sugar ant, is a species of carpenter ant endemic to the arid regions of Southern Africa.[1][2]
Range and habitat
Camponotus fulvopilosus is found in rocky habitat in the arid regions of western Southern Africa; from Angola, Botswana and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Namibia and South Africa.[2]
Behaviour
When threatened, Camponotus fulvopilosus spray formic acid from its venom gland.[2] When returning from foraging, the Karoo balbyter uses path integration along with landmark navigation to find its way back to the nest.[3]
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Foraging
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Nest opening
References
- ^ "Karoo Balbyter Ant (Camponotus fulvopilosus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Yellow-haired sugar ant - SANBI". 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ^ Yilmaz, Ayse; Gagnon, Yakir; Byrne, Marcus J.; Foster, James J.; Baird, Emily; Dacke, Marie (2022-09-16). "The balbyter ant Camponotus fulvopilosus combines several navigational strategies to support homing when foraging in the close vicinity of its nest". Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 16. doi:10.3389/fnint.2022.914246. ISSN 1662-5145. PMC 9523141. PMID 36187138.
External links
- Media related to Camponotus fulvopilosus at Wikimedia Commons