Southeast Asia, with records including Myanmar, the Philippines and Singapore.
Fine-art photographic collection
Camponotus maculatus subnudus
A nearly hairless carpenter ant whose colony ranges from five-millimetre minors to fourteen-millimetre queens.
About this species
Camponotus maculatus subnudusEmery, 1889
Information reviewed15 July 2026
Camponotus maculatus subnudus is a polished form of the widespread spotted carpenter-ant complex. The name subnudus refers to its reduced body hair. Workers span roughly 5–13 mm and queens about 14 mm, while orange-yellow legs contrast with a dark gaster.
Taxonomy
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Camponotus
Accepted infraspecific taxon in current ant catalogues. · checked 2026-07-15
Southeast AsiaBroad documented range and selected reference localities — not a complete occurrence map.
What makes this species remarkable?
The name subnudus means nearly naked: reduced body hair leaves unusually broad areas of the cuticle exposed and glossy.
Workers range from roughly 5 to 13 millimetres, so a major can be more than twice the length of the smallest minor from the same colony.
Queens reach about 14 millimetres and combine a dark gaster with orange-yellow legs, producing a sharp colour break beneath the body.
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