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This is an ant queen that hasn't shed her wings yet. She landed in order to chew them off and start her own colony. It is normal for a winged ant queen to fly slowly and land on places. If more information needed, comment.
Just adorable. Love this.
That's a beautiful spotting! Love it.
Nice spotting!
These winged ants are male and female alates. Alate ants get out of the nest for the first time during summer / spring, where they fly away. This is called a nupture flight. Male alates fertilize the female alates, which chew off their wings upon landing, while males die, as they are not useful anymore. Females become queen ants and start founding their own colonies.
Yes, I think it could be Camponotus arminius, because this species is native to South Africa.
I don't think this is an acrobat ant, because acrobat ants have a hert-shaped abdomen and are quite aggressive.
