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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Formicinae » Camponotini » Carpenter Ants (Camponotus) » Subgenus Tanaemyrmex (Camponotus Subgenus Tanaemyrmex)
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Found these in arid land along Columbia River near Goldendale Wa. Saw three in area covering about five acres. - Camponotus
Copyright © 2012 dannej

Found these in arid land along Columbia River near Goldendale Wa. Saw three in area covering about five acres. - Camponotus
Mouth of Rock Creek on Columbia River, Klickitat County, Washington, USA
May 15, 2012
Size: 1/2 inch
This appears to be a velvety ant (wasp) but has no hairs evident.
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Contributed by dannej on 11 December, 2012 - 12:08pm
Last updated 27 December, 2012 - 10:02am

ID'd this ant
I have determined that this ant is a Camponotus Semitestaceus queen through Washington State University.

Thank you all for you input!
Dan
… dannej, 29 December, 2012 - 6:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
Those three you saw very likely had just flown, mated, then broken off their wings and set out to find a good nest site for colony founding.
This may be C. ocreatus, but this species is so far only recorded form considerably farther south.
… James C. Trager, 27 December, 2012 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 24 December, 2012 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

Camponotus semitestaceus I th
Camponotus semitestaceus I think.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 13 December, 2012 - 1:18am login or register to post comments

No, not a velvet ant ...
... but instead a true ant (Formicidae). Unfortunately, I can't help you beyond that level.
… Bob Zuparko, 12 December, 2012 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

Crop Photo
Please crop the photo.
… Matt Bearup, 11 December, 2012 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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