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Carpenter ant tending tiny aphids - Camponotus americanus - female

Carpenter ant tending tiny aphids - Camponotus americanus - Female
Mound City Group, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA
May 26, 2011
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Carpenter ant tending tiny aphids - Camponotus americanus - female Carpenter ant tending tiny aphids - Camponotus americanus - female

Moved
C. americanus indeed. Found in pretty much the entire eastern half of USA, and southeastern Canada

I agree with Jody
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Looks like Camponotus america
Looks like Camponotus americanus to me, but I don't know what occurs in your state..

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