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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 Myrmentoma (Camponotus Subgenus Myrmentoma) » Camponotus subbarbatus
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Ants - 3 castes - Camponotus subbarbatus - male - female
Copyright © 2012 stan gilliam

Ants - 3 castes - Camponotus subbarbatus - Male Female
Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
March 15, 2012
Size: about 4 to 7 mm
These were found under the bark of a rotten oak log.
I've included various individuals representing
major workers, minor workers, and winged males.
I brought them into my studio to photograph them and
released them back to their home.

In this picture the three individuals are huddling together for
protection.

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Contributed by stan gilliam on 15 March, 2012 - 5:50pm
Last updated 26 March, 2014 - 2:51pm

Moved
Mea culpa - This should have been left in C*subbarbatus. Note bristles on genae (cheeks).
… James C. Trager, 26 March, 2014 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Camponotus subbarbatus.
… James C. Trager, 26 March, 2014 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

Beautiful set of pictures
Nice to see the castes together.
… James C. Trager, 8 May, 2012 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the comments, James.
I looked at some of your interesting images, and I really like your
descriptions, especially the behavioral observations.
I would like to see more of this on BG. Seems that the emphasis is usually on ID and compiling geographic data.
… stan gilliam, 8 May, 2012 - 4:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ben Coulter, 16 March, 2012 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

Looks like Camponotus subbarb
Looks like Camponotus subbarbatus to me.
… MrILoveTheAnts, 15 March, 2012 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
This species is common on our property.
… Ben Coulter, 15 March, 2012 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Greetings and thanks, fellow Ant People!
.
… stan gilliam, 16 March, 2012 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

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