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Black and red ant 0.25 inch - Camponotus decipiens
Copyright © 2012 mixedupfiles

Black and red ant 0.25 inch - Camponotus decipiens
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
August 11, 2012
Size: 1/4 Inch excluding legs
I've found a couple of these in an upstairs bathroom. I'm hoping that they're not carpenter ants or another destructive species. After some google image searches, I'm getting pretty worried.

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Black and red ant 0.25 inch - Camponotus decipiens Black and red ant 0.25 inch - Camponotus decipiens - female
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Contributed by mixedupfiles on 11 August, 2012 - 10:02pm
Last updated 10 September, 2019 - 10:49pm

Moved
Moved from Camponotus sayi.
… Steven Wang, 10 September, 2019 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
They are in the carpenter ant genus, but this species only occupies preformed spaces in wood, and do not excavate, as do some other species.
… James C. Trager, 22 August, 2012 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
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