Another New Queen To ID

[seadawg84]

Size: 10-11mm
When: Approximately 3:25pm EST on the 6th of June 2023
Where: Backyard near a partially forested area in a town in Northern Indiana
Appearance: Black with four silvery thin stripes on the abdomen, and a single peteol.
Behaviour: She went to the cotton stopping up the water and sat there, drinking.

Picture(s):

https://imgur.com/uAlfRap
https://imgur.com/Fx2uDCS
https://imgur.com/AKe2nAg
https://imgur.com/SwvwTb0
https://imgur.com/EbeExjR
https://imgur.com/sZfL2PL

[antperson24]

Size: 10-11mm
When: Approximately 3:25pm EST on the 6th of June 2023
Where: Backyard near a partially forested area in a town in Northern Indiana
Appearance: Black with four silvery thin stripes on the abdomen, and a single peteol.
Behaviour: She went to the cotton stopping up the water and sat there, drinking.

Picture(s):

https://imgur.com/uAlfRap
https://imgur.com/Fx2uDCS
https://imgur.com/AKe2nAg
https://imgur.com/SwvwTb0
https://imgur.com/EbeExjR
https://imgur.com/sZfL2PL

She is from the genus Camponotus, but I'm unsure of the species.

[seadawg84]

antperson24,

Based on your thoughts that this is a camponotus species, I looked up the different camponotus species in Indiana. Do you think it could be Camponotus Nearcticus?

[antperson24]

antperson24,

Based on your thoughts that this is a camponotus species, I looked up the different camponotus species in Indiana. Do you think it could be Camponotus Nearcticus?

Yes, I do believe that is the most fitting species.