Black Carpenter Ants - Camponotus pennsylvanicus

The large ant is most likely a queen overwintering in a chamber for the winter. The smaller black ant is probably her first worker ant, and the white blobs are small larvae that will become workers.

Habitat: Overwintering under a rotting log in a mixed forest

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Flown Kimmerling

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Very nice!! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! Posted 6 years ago

Patomarazul

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Woooow! Super finding! I really hope they can survive the winter and create their colony! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks Marta! I hope so too - I found them in September and was super gentle with them. I hope they will survive the freezing cold temps we've had this winter. Posted 6 years ago