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Golden carpentar ant

Camponotus sericeiventris

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

5/8 inch long

Habitat:

spotted on stones above mountain waterfall

Notes:

A velvet ant?

Species ID Suggestions

Golden carpenter Ant, or Tiger ant

Camponotus sericeiventris

Comments (2)

So glad you're here, Jonathan; thanks for the ID. I thought of velvet ant because of its size and the fact it was wandering alone (as velvet ants do).
This is a picture of the larve; http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6375526
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012

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