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ant queen ? - Camponotus modoc - female
Copyright © 2015 Liz Watkinson

ant queen ? - Camponotus modoc - Female
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Size: ~ 1 in
Walking across hall floor in house

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ant queen ? - Camponotus modoc - female ant queen ? - Camponotus modoc - female
Contributed by Liz Watkinson on 30 June, 2015 - 1:42pm
Last updated 10 July, 2015 - 8:24am

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… James C. Trager, 10 July, 2015 - 8:24am

Yes
Looks like a Camponotus queen. I'll not try to guess species without getting better at learning the specific differences between the candidates for your area.

(1 inch seems a big estimate, but they are big ants.)
… Seth Burgess, 1 July, 2015 - 9:33am

 
ant queen
Thanks.Worker in my photo 1025502 live in the area around out house. Next door neighbor's had a bad infestation of carpenter ants.
… Liz Watkinson, 1 July, 2015 - 3:38pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 June, 2015 - 1:57pm

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