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Roving Ant - Camponotus chromaiodes
Copyright © 2010 Erick Adams

Roving Ant - Camponotus chromaiodes
North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
August 7, 2010
Size: 8-9mm
Roving in a repeat circuit on some milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens).

Looks like Camponotus with those golden hairs.
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Contributed by Erick Adams on 7 August, 2010 - 4:29pm
Last updated 8 August, 2010 - 11:30am

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… John F. Carr, 8 August, 2010 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

Maybe Camponotus chromaiodes
The distribution of red looks like Camponotus chromaiodes but there are subtle differences between some species.
… John F. Carr, 7 August, 2010 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

 
This is indeed Camponotus chromaiodes
Distribution of red combined with the golden hair leaves no other possibility, at least for the fauna of the Atlantic States.
… Richard Vernier, 8 August, 2010 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

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