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Large black ant - Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Copyright © 2013 William Hull

Large black ant - Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
August 14, 2013
Contributed by William Hull on 16 September, 2013 - 2:14pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… William Hull, 16 September, 2013 - 2:38pm

Camponotus pensylvanicus (Eastern Black Carpenter Ant)
Nice close-up of a major (i.e., large-sized, big-headed) worker.
… Richard Vernier, 16 September, 2013 - 2:35pm

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