Abstract Background Microorganisms are a large and diverse form of life. Many of them live in association with large multicellular organisms. developing symbiotic relations with the host and some have even evolved to form obligate endosymbiosis 1. All Carpenter ants (genus Camponotus) studied hitherto harbour primary endosymbiotic bacteria of the Blochmannia genus. https://canadabrass.shop/product-category/collections/