North Carolina ant

[ThunderMuffinMan]

I found these guys in a conspicuous stick on the ground. They're polymorphic dark orange ants with black tipped butts-er, gasters. The babies make cocoons . The workers about about half an inch and the queen is almost an inch. The queen looks like her workers, but larger. I suspect they may be some species of camponotus ant. Also, she's got like 10-15 workers and a bunch of brood; any guess on how old they are?
https://imgur.com/CyJmo7C
https://imgur.com/gReaOyT
https://imgur.com/7RWvvlP

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[antperson24]

I found these guys in a conspicuous stick on the ground. They're polymorphic dark orange ants with black tipped butts-er, gasters. The babies make cocoons . The workers about about half an inch and the queen is almost an inch. The queen looks like her workers, but larger. I suspect they may be some species of camponotus ant. Also, she's got like 10-15 workers and a bunch of brood; any guess on how old they are?
https://imgur.com/CyJmo7C
https://imgur.com/gReaOyT
https://imgur.com/7RWvvlP

mirror links:

They are Camponotus. Could you get pictures not through the container so that they are clearer? If so, I might be able to help you with the species. In the pictures I see larvae and pupae. However, I'm sure there are some eggs. It normally takes two months from egg to worker for Camponotus.