western carpenter ant

I'm pretty sure I've got this one right. This species seems distinct from the others that live in this area - small head, heavy body, very long limbs and antenna, but if the ant expert is out there, please do correct me, if I am wrong.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

I really know very little about ants so forgive this question: would this be a queen? Posted 6 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  both males and the queen of this species can have wings at times, I believe. I'm pretty sure this is a male. There's not much for scale in this photo, but he's pretty small. The queen would be bigger and would have a larger, more bulbous abdomen and a larger, more broad head, I think. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks! Posted 6 years ago