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Carpenter Ant - Camponotus laevigatus
Copyright © 2014 Russ

Carpenter Ant - Camponotus laevigatus
Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA
March 26, 2014
Size: 3/4 inch long
Found this walking across our floor. I have never seen an ant like this around my home. Members of my family did go for a nature walk @ Lodi Lake in Lodi, CA earlier in the day. Possible hitch hiking ant? Thank you in advance for the ID!

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Contributed by Russ on 26 March, 2014 - 5:20pm
Last updated 10 April, 2014 - 11:11am

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If you have any coast live oaks or valley oaks around, this could well be a local, not a hitchhiker. Look for the workers foraging at night on the limbs of oaks.
… James C. Trager, 10 April, 2014 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 2 April, 2014 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

Carpenter Ant - Camponotus "something"
My first attempt at identification. Is this correct?
… Russ, 27 March, 2014 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

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