So this is an ant… a Camponotus socius and a very cute one! Just look at that face!
Camponotus socius | March 20 | Alice Mary Herden
As you know, extremely challenging to photograph… I managed to get a couple of shots.
Camponotus socius | March 20 | Alice Mary Herden
They are primarily in the sandhill habitats, which a common name, I think would be sandhill ant, however, I am not sure if it does have a common name. The link below has some great information about their nesting abilities.
Link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1283890/
Common name for this ant is the Sandhill Carpenter Ant! Thank you Peter Slingsby
Read it all here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21425185
Categories: Ants, Chassahowitzka WMA, Insects, Sandhill Habitiats
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