Carpenter ant species recommendations?

[TheUltimateAnt]

I want to take care of a Camponotus(carpenter) ant species, I'm located in USA-Florida so any species southern usa would work

But I don't just want an aggressive carpenter ant species, and the internet refused to tell me what species of carpenter ant live in florida besides Camponotus floridanus, which are known to be very aggressive, and I'm relatively new to ant keeping so I feel like that would only make things much harder for me.

I've only kept a pavement ant colony in the past before and they were the friendliest ant species I've ever kept, because they refused to bite me xD

I don't really know what species near carpenter florida or in florida are friendly, please help!

[SYUTEO]

There is Camponotus pennsylvanicus which is a very common and popular species in the eastern US. There is also Camponotus castaneus which is an orangey-yellow species. And there is Camponotus discolor which is a red and black species similar to C. floridanus, and also there's Camponotus americanus and Camponotus socius which are both very pretty species. These are just some of the more popular ones, there are a lot more species out there.

[AM1C39]

https://antmaps.org/? Is a great website for having a look at what ant species live in any area. But really, any carpenter ant species you manage to find will suit you. Here is a neat little list of what carpenter ant species live in Florida:
Camponotus americanus
Camponotus caryae
Camponotus castaneus
Camponotus decipiens
Camponotus discolor
Camponotus floridanus
Camponotus inaequalis
Camponotus incensus
Camponotus nearcticus
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus snellingi
Camponotus socius
Camponotus tortuganus

[TheUltimateAnt]

Does anyone know what month Camponotus Discolor comes out for nuptial flights? is there a website I can use to figure this out? I'm assuming probably in April

[AM1C39]

Most camponotus species have their nuptual flights around May, June and July. You can see a more specific graph here https://antflights.com/stats/flights/Camponotus.

[TheUltimateAnt]

Thanks for all the help guys!

[antperson24]

Thanks for all the help guys!

I would say that any Camponotus species you can find in your area would be good.