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Ant - Camponotus noveboracensis
Copyright © 2008 John F. Carr

Ant - Camponotus noveboracensis
October Mountain State Forest, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 21, 2008
Size: 8 mm
Dozens were on a boardwalk through a marsh.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 4 July, 2008 - 9:42pm
Last updated 14 July, 2008 - 1:05pm

I'll take a stab at it.
My guess would be Carpenter Ant and maybe Camponotus noveboracensis.

Gary
… Gary Kessler, 5 July, 2008 - 6:59am login or register to post comments

 
Color matches
That seems to be the only carpenter ant with a black-red-black color pattern.
… John F. Carr, 5 July, 2008 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
I usually don't know enough about ants to ID to species but I'll say color can't be used with most ants. It is a Camponotus, but colors can vary with the region, and even be different for ants in the same colony.
Camponotus chromaiodes also has Black-Red-Black. I believe it is C. noveboracensis just because this one has less gold hair on the abdomen than I'm used to seeing.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 5 July, 2008 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

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