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Carpenter Ant - Genus Camponotus ??? - Camponotus pennsylvanicus - female

Carpenter Ant - Genus Camponotus ??? - Camponotus pennsylvanicus - Female
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.

Moved
Moved from Carpenter Ants.

This is indeed Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Sorry for having overlooked this breathtaking pic until now.

very nice
i have not ever seen a young ant nest like this. nice photo

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