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Thanks guys...and oak is also an excellent bending wood....some varieties better than others.

I wondered about the "black" in the name too, until I started steaming the wood for chair backs, and the water turned black as coal. Something in the wood..... Steamed black locust used for the curved parts here. The wood bends well with the right moisture content and an hour in the steamer.

I'll take oak over locust firewood. The oak logs of the same size seem to last longer before burning up, don't know about the BTUs though. Varieties may vary between here and there. One thing about locust, it seems to hold relatively less water when green, or at least it loses it faster. The...

A slight addendum to Mike's post...they will chew into the healthy softer roots when moisture is abundant.

In terms of moisture and ant's preferences for a nesting habitat, I think there is a difference between healthy green living wood or freshly cut, and wood that is moist due to exposure to rain water leaks, other condensation like being on or buried in the ground, or condensation due to poor air...