Wood destroying bug?

[excessads]

Saw several of them today near my pile while I was finishing up splitting a few logs left in my stash. They are all elevated and covered. I have may be 5 or 6 rounds need to be splitted. I don't think carpenter ants hang around c/c/s pile, do they?

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[Sodbuster]

Normally ants prefer wet or rotting wood. If you have round that need to be split they can definitely be living inside those. There have been many times, I've split a log, only to find a nasty surprise, full of ants. Once the wood is dry they'll show little interest in it.

 

[Soundchasm]

I thought carpenter ants were black. An un-split round can hold moisture for years, I find to my chagrin. I don't recall seeing insects in splits a year old. I think once it's split and dry you won't find anything other than evidence of insects vacating the premises.

 

[Sodbuster]

Carpenter ants are not all black, there are more varieties than you can shake a stick at.