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Chestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus castaneus)
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Lydia Soifer
Red fire ant -
Camponotus castaneus
Davidson, Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, USA
September 10, 2019
The ants looked like they were feeding on extrafloral nectaries. There were also aphids on the same plant.
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Contributed by
Lydia Soifer
on 7 October, 2019 - 5:48am
Last updated 8 October, 2019 - 12:05am
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Steven Wang
, 8 October, 2019 - 12:05am
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Camponotus castaneus.
Camponotus castaneus.
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MrILoveTheAnts
, 7 October, 2019 - 5:31pm
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Moved to Formicidae for expert attention
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Others will take the ID further.
Welcome to BugGuide!
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 7 October, 2019 - 7:31am
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