Camponotus vagus
Local name: svart hästmyra
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camponotus_vagus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Camponotus vagus faces significant population declines across its European range due to intensive agricultural practices that eliminate the dead wood and mature trees essential for colony establishment. Urban development and forest management practices that remove fallen logs and standing dead trees have fragmented suitable nesting habitats. Climate change may be altering the species' thermal requirements, as these large black ants depend on specific temperature regimes for successful reproduction and colony development.
Habitat
This species inhabits mature deciduous and mixed forests where it nests in dead wood, fallen logs, and tree stumps, requiring well-established woodland ecosystems with abundant decaying timber. Colonies are also found in forest edges and parklands with sufficient dead wood resources and minimal human disturbance.
Other threatened species in Formicidae
Threatened in Albania
Frequently asked questions
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