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Carpenter Ant

Camponotus

Photo by GavinHall
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large black ant

Habitat:

My backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
GavinHall
Thanks for the information and helping identify it.
Gordon Dietzman
Based upon your description of it being large, the location you spotted it, I'd suggest this is one of the carpenter ants (Camponotus). It appears to have the domed thorax and partially hidden there may be a single node on the petiole ("waist") of the ant--both point to a carpenter ant.
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PublishedJune 14, 2011

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