ID Request South Oklahoma 3/25

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Blargo
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ID Request South Oklahoma 3/25

Post: # 34632Post Blargo
Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:32 pm

https://imgur.com/a/K9yyT

Caught in south Oklahoma o nthe north side of Lake Texoma on 3/25/18. Nest was on the ground in sandy soil, surrounded by what looked like carpenter ant swarmers.

Roughly 19mm major length, 12mm workers. Orange-red body with large, black head. Back half of the gaster is darker colored or black.

I know they're majors, but I was wondering if maybe the presence of so many swarmers outside the nest might indicate nuptial flights beginning soon. Can't figure out the species though! They looks like local carpenter ants, but the pictures I find are all red head with black gaster. They look very much like Camponotus consobrinus, but I'm far from Australia.

Hitch3
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Re: ID Request South Oklahoma 3/25

Post: # 34635Post Hitch3
Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:23 pm

They are definitely not Consobrinus, as they are to dark around the thorax and gaster. Consobrinus are a far more lighter orange.
That is definitely a Camponotus genus though.

Blargo
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Re: ID Request South Oklahoma 3/25

Post: # 34641Post Blargo
Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:04 pm

Hitch3 wrote:
Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:23 pm
They are definitely not Consobrinus, as they are to dark around the thorax and gaster. Consobrinus are a far more lighter orange.
That is definitely a Camponotus genus though.
Camponotus sansabeanus! Habitat and description lines up.

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