Camponotus inflatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Subgenus: | Myrmophyma |
| Species: | C. inflatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus inflatus Lubbock, 1880[1]
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Camponotus inflatus is a species of carpenter ant native to Australia.[2] Its workers can be used as repletes in a manner similar to honeypot ants, and Aboriginal Australians traditionally eat the repletes as food.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bolton, Barry. "Camponotus inflatus Roger, 1863". AntCat. antcat.org. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Economo, Evan; Guénard, Benoit. "antmaps.org Camponotus inflatus". antmaps.org. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 1 October 2024.