Help Me Identefy This Strange Ant

[anasqiblawi]

I took these pictures of this ant at
Jeddah / Saudi Arabia
on
November of 2018

All Photos and Videos are in this Link of My google photos Shared Album .

https://photos.app.goo.gl/jQ83PrqUDjHzKAfX9
or
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOnXxDtcalBjL33hd0UyZABCQUBQo3WbyCFJ72KiRxxhVeI8oPkrvs6TmrqMniQzQ?key=QUxxUkxoZ1VXb1Vma2NlcDFBR3Fmb1dOel82WjFR

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[anasqiblawi]

I have been googling and it might be called " Camponotus sericeus "

I found these

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camponotus_sericeus
https://www.ameisenwiki.de/index.php/Camponotus_sericeus
https://www.ameisenforum.de/camponotus-sericeus-t31182.html
http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Camponotus_sericeus
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/332664-Camponotus-sericeus
https://www.ameisenforum.de/camponotus-sericeus-t31182.html
https://www.ants-kalytta.com/Camponotus-sericeus.html

[JoeHostile1]

Not sure, but those are some nice pictures.

[HyperspaceJester]

Not sure of the species.. but it's posture and position in those pictures, coupled with the white "fluffy stuff" on its body screams CORDYCEPS to me! #AmateurOpinion