Winged Ant - Camponotus castaneus

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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) » Chestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus castaneus)

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Copyright © 2007 Seth Burgess

Winged Ant - Camponotus castaneus -

Magnolia, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
June 4, 2007

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Winged Ant - Camponotus castaneus - male

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Contributed by Seth Burgess on 18 June, 2007 - 11:17pm
Last updated 25 January, 2021 - 10:09am

Moved

Moved from Carpenter Ants.

… Steven Wang, 18 January, 2019 - 7:36am

Male carpenter ant.

Surprised no one else has commented. I'm 90% sure this is a male carpenter ant, genus Camponotus. Moving to that guide page. Great images! Oh, and there are no "keys" to reproductive castes of ants, just the workers. Seems high time someone wrote a key, as often the reproductives are the most conspicuous individuals.

… Eric R. Eaton, 22 June, 2007 - 4:00pm

Thanks for the ID! Was afrai

Thanks for the ID! Was afraid it was a carpenter (found in my parents newly finished house, with wood everywhere), but its nice to the better degree of certainty so they can know what they're dealing with.

Where are the keys located that do exist? I'm still fairly new to navigating bugguide I'm afraid.

… Seth Burgess, 22 June, 2007 - 4:59pm

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