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Carpenter Ant

Camponotus sp.

Notes:

A dozen or more of these carpenter ants were out at night on the cement front steps at our lodge.

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6 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks Lauren. Now if someone could identify the species of Camponotus. There's only 2,478 species listed in the genus worldwide:-)
http://www.antweb.org/taxonomicPage.do?r...

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Great picture, so hard to get pictures of active ants!

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

LandmarkExpert, thanks for the nice comment.

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

very good photograph, Tom! congrats!

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks Luis, these ants were running all over the place and after a couple dozen shots one came out:-)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Great shot Tom.

Tom15
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Tom15

Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 3, 2013
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014

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