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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 ocreatus
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Ground-nesting ant - Camponotus ocreatus - female
Copyright © 2012 Peter Bryant

Ground-nesting ant - Camponotus ocreatus - Female
North Main Divide road, Orange County, California, USA
April 5, 2012
Queen?
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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 7 April, 2012 - 6:52am
Last updated 8 April, 2012 - 3:55pm

Identification
This is not C. ocreatus, looks most similar to the very abundant C. vicinus in the area, but there isn't enough morphological features to take this to the species level so leave it at Tanaemyrmex (subgenus).
… Reign of Rage, 23 July, 2021 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 April, 2012 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Or, more accurately, a reproductive female or "alate", that is a future queen. A worker of the same species, i.e. Camponotus ocreatus, can be seen to the left, together with several Males (the small black winged individuals).
… Richard Vernier, 8 April, 2012 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 April, 2012 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

camponotus americanus
looks like a camponotus americanus
… Scotty Anderson, 7 April, 2012 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

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