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carpenter ants do not eat wood like termites, but they do bore through wood to create galleries for their nests. [this replaces a very false answer--good sources for more answers and identifying different species of black ants--this can be tricky--are univsersity extension services you can find on the internet, they have URLs ending in .edu]

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Big black ants that are found in homes are carpenter ants. They nest above ground in cavities and can do damage if nesting inside homes.

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Not at all.

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Carpenter ants are larger in size than other species of ants. The queen carpenter ant can be identified because of her grayish hue and black stripes down her back.


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