Anyone know why Camponotus CA-02 (common name: Giant Californian Carpenter #ants still has a place-holder name? they’re hugely popular with antkeepers out west … odd they remain “undescribed” I’d think myrmecologists would be pushing & shoving to write a description & give these well-loved ants their binomial.
I hope it’s a good name— something w/ indigenous history or something cool. Since they are like mini #Dinomyrmex gigas maybe #Camponotus giglet? Camponotus minimyrmex?
The photo makes them look little but they really are huge— as ants go. It’s just gigas are well named absolute beasts of ants. You can’t even use large tubing when you keep them! poor girls can’t fit. I really want to see them in the wild some day. And maybe keep CA02 if there are permits to have them out east some day.