Please help me identify this queen

Help with identifying the species your ants

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Dfish1313
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Location: Tennesee

Please help me identify this queen

Post: # 38232Post Dfish1313
Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:05 am

Found this about a month ago. I live In East Tennessee. Use the penny for size comparison. Any help will be very appreciated :D

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GameHeroM
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Re: Please help me identify this queen

Post: # 38241Post GameHeroM
Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:48 am

It seems like a Camponotus floridanus, this ant lives on Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, you live in the east of Tennessee, but thats near North Carolina, well, you have the queen, try to see for yourself if it's a Camponotus floridanus, if not, I hope you find what species is ^^

Dfish1313
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Re: Please help me identify this queen

Post: # 38247Post Dfish1313
Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:38 am

Thank you so much. That really helps out a lot

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Batspiderfish
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Re: Please help me identify this queen

Post: # 38281Post Batspiderfish
Tue Jun 19, 2018 1:17 pm

Most likely a Myrmentoma subgenus of Camponotus like C. discolor or C. decipiens. Hard to tell how big she actually is without a measurement.
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