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hymenoptera of some type - Camponotus pennsylvanicus - female
Copyright © 2009 Joe Zito

hymenoptera of some type - Camponotus pennsylvanicus - Female
Palisades-Kepler Park, Linn County, Iowa, USA
March 17, 2009
Size: 15 mm or so
Found in a rotten log. It was sluggish, possibly waking up from a long winter nap? It was alone. It appears to have 3 faint goldish bands and some light gold 'hairs' on the abdomen.

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hymenoptera of some type - Camponotus pennsylvanicus - female hymenoptera of some type - Camponotus pennsylvanicus
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Contributed by Joe Zito on 17 March, 2009 - 6:13pm
Last updated 19 March, 2009 - 7:12pm

Carpenter Ant Queen
Camponotus species but I don't know which one. Might be Camponotus pennsylvanicus.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 17 March, 2009 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

 
carpenter ant
Our Iowa ant expert, James Trager, says yes to the id of Camponotus Pennsylvanicus. I'll move it as soon as I learn how to move things around on the site.
… Joe Zito, 18 March, 2009 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

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