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Their majesties - queen ants emerge, with a
Copyright © 2009 William Donald Newton

Their majesties - queen ants emerge, with a "king"? - Camponotus - Female
Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
April 23, 2009
Size: 1 inch
I was amazed to find some winged insects that looked like ants with wings. I would appreciate an identification, thank you!

My mind clicked to the events of spring ... yep, time for "baby making". The big ones were coming from a point source which I was able to trace back ...

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Contributed by William Donald Newton on 24 April, 2009 - 8:33pm
Last updated 1 June, 2009 - 10:39am

C. americanus
These are indeed Camponotus americanus.
… Ben Coulter, 16 April, 2010 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

Moving to genus page for now...
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… Ken Schneider, 1 June, 2009 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Yeah I agree
I was confused by the queens thorax. (on the forum) The workers look like C. americanus.
… Ant Catcher11, 25 April, 2009 - 7:51am login or register to post comments

Camponotus americanus I think
Let's wait for a second opinion because I'm going on size and color for my ID and it can take a bit more. C. americanus can also be orange but in the southern part of their range they occur as partly black too. They also nest underground but so do a few other Camponotus.

What time of day did you see them flying?
… MrILoveTheAnts, 24 April, 2009 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Observation from last year
http://bugguide.net/node/view/206884
… William Donald Newton, 25 April, 2009 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

 
That is correct
The hairs all over the abdomen to the one linked there and the full black (and sometimes very tiny areas of dark red/brown on the thorax) are what make that Camponotus pennsylvanicus.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 25 April, 2009 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

 
Flight times
I observed the flying at 4:17PM and continued to observe and image for about an hour. It is wonderful to see what is in print first hand!
… William Donald Newton, 25 April, 2009 - 8:58am login or register to post comments

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