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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Camponotus japonicus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Camponotus

Species

Camponotus japonicus

Insecta🍂 Omnivore

Japanese carpenter ant

Camponotus japonicus (Japanese carpenter ant · クロオオアリ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Omnivore

Length · Height

0.7~1.3cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Relatively dry grasslands in fields and villages (nests under stones, grass, tree roots, and underground)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 The large black ants often seen gathering on flowers or around aphids in parks, flowerbeds, and village grasslands are frequently this species.
💡 The maximum worker length of 13 mm is about 0.7 times the diameter of a Korean 10-won coin (18 mm) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#일본왕개미#Camponotus japonicus

📖 1. Overview

The Japanese carpenter ant is a large black ant commonly seen in fields and villages in Korea, building its nests underground.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Workers are 7–13 mm long, black-bodied with fine brown hairs, and lack simple eyes (ocelli). Queens are about 17 mm long with a well-developed thorax, and males are about 11 mm long.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

A colony ranges from 10 or fewer individuals to several hundred or more. They stay under stones in spring and under grass in summer before moving beneath tree roots or underground in autumn, and around October they have been observed going as deep as 1.3 m underground.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is a common species nationwide in Korea (northern, central, and southern regions, Jeju Island, and Ulleungdo). It is frequently seen gathering on flowers or around aphids.