Carpenter Ants are common in several parts of the world. They are among the largest ants in the United States. As their name suggests Carpenter ants build their nests in damp or decaying wood. These ants live in both indoor and outdoor moist, dead, or hollow wood. In a forest environment, they are the most common ants.
Discovering Carpenter Ants in your home
A typical carpenter ant colony has one queen who is also called the reproductive carpenter ant. After mating, the Carpenter ants reproductive i.e. the female carpenter ants begin their search for a new place to scatter the nests. Carpenters ants nest in warm and moist places.