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Nocturnal Ant - Camponotus fragilis
Copyright © 2011 Ty Fitzmorris

Nocturnal Ant - Camponotus fragilis
Oak Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
April 21, 2011
Size: roughly 12mm
Found this ant dying, but have seen them very active during the middle of the night, often mining nectar from our hummingbird feeders.

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Contributed by Ty Fitzmorris on 2 May, 2011 - 8:55pm
Last updated 3 May, 2011 - 3:21pm

Moved
It looks like it could be a minor worker of C. fragilis, but I must qualify this. Unfortunately, I can't see any of the diagnostic hair patterns. And, if indeeed 12mm from mandibular bases to acidopore, this minor worker is rather large for the festinatus group. Maybe in fact a bit smaller?
… James C. Trager, 3 May, 2011 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Could have been closer to 10 or 11mm
Didn't have a good measurement device with me. Thanks for the ID, though!
… Ty Fitzmorris, 3 May, 2011 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ben Coulter, 3 May, 2011 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

Camponotus
I agree. Possibly something in the C. festinatus group. Wait and see what James thinks. Moving to family.
… Ben Coulter, 3 May, 2011 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

camponotus?
Looks like it could be Camponotus to me, especially at that large size. I'm not an ant expert though so I'd wait for confirmation
… Eric Moody, 3 May, 2011 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

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