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Eastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)
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Copyright © 2006
Tom Bentley
Carpenter Ant - Genus Camponotus ??? -
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
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Paul Douglas FP, Cook County, Illinois, USA
August 20, 2006
Size: 1cm
Found under some bark on a dead tree. She was in her little chamber. Maybe a Camponotus pennsylvanicus. She has yellow hairs on her abdomen.
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Contributed by
Tom Bentley
on 20 August, 2006 - 8:25pm
Last updated 16 March, 2012 - 12:21pm
Moved
Moved from
Carpenter Ants
.
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Tom Bentley
, 3 March, 2010 - 6:26pm
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This is indeed Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Sorry for having overlooked this breathtaking pic until now.
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Richard Vernier
, 3 March, 2010 - 6:15pm
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very nice
i have not ever seen a young ant nest like this. nice photo
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 13 June, 2008 - 8:42pm
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