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Camponotus sp.
These ants are among the largest in Minnesota, but size alone isn't enough to determine if they are carpenter ants as the smallest workers are only 3/16" long. Most carpenter ants we see are larger; up to 1/2" in size. They are generally black, although some are reddish brown.
Found generally in forested areas and buildings, where they live in nests excavated in wood.
I found this carpenter ant wandering about our house this morning. TSK, TSK... Any unsupervised ant gets photographed and then released into the backyard...grin.
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Very informational!
beautiful photo!