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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) » Camponotus semitestaceus
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night ants - Camponotus semitestaceus
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night ants - Camponotus semitestaceus
pozo-santa-margarita-creston, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
February 1, 2011
Size: smaller 5 mm, larger 1cm
these ants seem to only work at night, I noticed the colony during the day, no ants, checked after dark, 35 degrees out, the ants were out

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Contributed by nativeplants on 1 February, 2011 - 10:13pm
Last updated 21 February, 2011 - 12:19pm

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… James C. Trager, 21 February, 2011 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 7 February, 2011 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

Resource
I can't add anything more in terms of identification, but if you're thinking about ants, I have to recommend AntWeb.org. Here's a link to the California Camponotus

http://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=genus&name=camponotus&project=calants

Good luck!
… E.E, 2 February, 2011 - 1:45am login or register to post comments

Camponotus sp.
I'm thinking Camponotus semitestaceus, but better close ups of the largest workers (and a second opinion from an expert) would make me feel more confident about this.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 1 February, 2011 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

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