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Carpenter ant

Camponotus

Photo by Ietermagog
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Field Notes

Description:

Very big ant with serious fangs. About 12 mm long. Seriously busy & made me work for these pics!

Habitat:

Grassland, urban garden

Notes:

Very fast sprinter!
419 species of this genus in South Africa.

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Carpenter ant

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Ietermagog
Thx so much elaphrus. Body & stance of legs definitely look the same!
elaphrus
I'm not an ant expert, but looks like a Camponotus species to me.

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PublishedApril 13, 2013

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