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Chestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus castaneus)
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Copyright © 2010
creading
Formicidae -
Camponotus castaneus
Orange County, Texas, USA
May 28, 2010
Size: 1 cm +
Formicidae, that is all I can do.
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Contributed by
creading
on 30 May, 2010 - 5:39pm
Last updated 6 March, 2019 - 7:06pm
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James C. Trager
, 22 December, 2010 - 3:32pm
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Looks like castaneus, but...
The small size points to the southwestern species
Camponotus schaefferi
, another one with the same color scheme. However, this seems considerably too far east for that Mexican and southwestern US species. So, can you re-measure a bit more precisely?
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James C. Trager
, 29 July, 2010 - 3:21pm
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v belov
, 28 June, 2010 - 2:55pm
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Camponotus castaneus?
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 30 May, 2010 - 6:25pm
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