I have this ant colony in a 10 gal aquarium converted into a vivarium. The colony lives inside the decaying log in the back of the setup. I find the workers are anywhere between 3 and 8 mm. long, with dark red/brown bodies, darker heads, and black gasters with inset smooth cream-yellow stripes perpendicular to the length of the ant. Due to the fact that the larger workers tending to have disproportionately larger heads and mandibles, I believe them to be in the Camponotus genus. Beyond that, however, I do not know what species they are. I live in Cincinnati OH, and there are elates in the nest which seem fully developed, but have not flown yet. I know they do not fly in captivity, but I found the entire colony only yesterday. I put the whole nest/log into a vivarium I had set up, that's how I know there are elates, as I saw them crawling on the log after I put it in. My point is, we should be coming up on, if not already in, this species' nuptial flight season.
Here are some pictures. Sorry about the poor quality, I don't have access to anything but a phone camera and a pocket microscope.
This one was taken through the aforementioned pocket microscope:
Lastly, here's a general photo of their enclosure. Any suggestions on modifications are welcome!
