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title: "Chestnut Carpenter Ant"
description: "Camponotus castaneus — Insecten en spinnen. Camponotus castaneus, the red hazelnut carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant located in the eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/chestnut-carpenter-ant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chestnut Carpenter Ant

> Camponotus castaneus — Insecten en spinnen. Camponotus castaneus, the red hazelnut carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant located in the eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Camponotus castaneus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 18256
- Wikidata: [Q9686264](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9686264)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129272](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129272)

## Names

- en: Chestnut Carpenter Ant
- pt: Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneus

## Countries with the most observations

US (16132)

## Summary

Camponotus castaneus, the red hazelnut carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant located in the eastern United States.
It is a primarily orangish-red ant in the family Camponotus. Its workers are usually around 8-10 mm, and queens around 18-20 mm. As with most Camponotus species, C. castaneus has majors and super-majors, usually appearing in the second or third year of the colony's founding, majors are usually 10-14 mm, with super majors being around 13-17 mm. C. castaneus has a generalist diet, feeding on insects and carbohydrates such as honeydew, which is easily accessible. The ant has a smooth thorax and abdomen…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camponotus_castaneus

## Photo

![Chestnut Carpenter Ant](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chestnut-carpenter-ant/medium.jpg)

Photo: tygah_shahk · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43691726

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chestnut-carpenter-ant?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).