---
title: "Florida Carpenter Ant"
description: "Camponotus floridanus — Insetos e aranhas. Camponotus floridanus, or Florida carpenter ant, is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/florida-carpenter-ant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Florida Carpenter Ant

> Camponotus floridanus — Insetos e aranhas. Camponotus floridanus, or Florida carpenter ant, is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus.

- Scientific name: *Camponotus floridanus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 8913
- Wikidata: [Q9688381](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9688381)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81709](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81709)

## Names

- en: Florida Carpenter Ant

## Countries with the most observations

US (7968), BS (19)

## Summary

Camponotus floridanus, or Florida carpenter ant, is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus. First described as Formica floridana by Buckley in 1866, the species was moved to Camponotus by Mayr in 1886. The ant is widespread in Florida and occurs as far north as North Carolina and as far west as Mississippi.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106572629

## Machine access

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