Golden Carpenter Ant vs Common Green Furrow Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Golden Carpenter Ant | Common Green Furrow Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Camponotus sericeiventris | Lasioglossum malachurum |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Formicidae | Halictidae |
| Size | 8-18 mm | 7-9 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Farmland |
| Diet | Herbivores | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Central and South America | Europe, North Africa, Western Asia |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Golden Carpenter Ant
A striking large ant with dense golden or silvery pubescence covering its gaster, giving it a metallic sheen. Workers are among the largest ants in the Neotropics. They nest in both live and dead trees in tropical forests.
Did You Know?
The dense pubescence on their body is thought to serve a thermoregulatory function similar to the Saharan silver ant.
Common Green Furrow Bee
A small, primitively eusocial sweat bee in which a single queen overwinters and founds a colony with successive worker broods. It has a bronzy-green head and thorax.
Did You Know?
Colonies can have over 100 workers by late summer, making it one of the most social of all halictid bees.