What is this ant?

[TheAlphaAntsilon]

I keep finding these workers but haven't seen a single queen? Can anyone identify them? Thanks in advance.

[TheAlphaAntsilon]

I forgot to say that they are about half a centimeter in length

[Batspiderfish]

And the location?

[Martialis]

And the location?

Location is a big deal.

I saw from another post that he was from Maryland. Perhaps this is the location.

[Batspiderfish]

In that case, then these are probably Lasius latipes or Lasius claviger. 5mm is probably too large for Lasius, but Acanthomyops workers can get pretty big. Lasius interjectus are the largest, but you would probably have seen some of their alates, as those are spring/early summer fliers.

Other possibilities are workers from the umbratus and flavus groups.

[TheAlphaAntsilon]

In that case, then these are probably Lasius latipes or Lasius claviger. 5mm is probably too large for Lasius, but Acanthomyops workers can get pretty big. Lasius interjectus are the largest, but you would probably have seen some of their alates, as those are spring/early summer fliers.

Other possibilities are workers from the umbratus and flavus groups.

Thanks

[SpeciesK]

Really, really orange ants! I am amazed there are real ants that color outside the tropics somewhere. And big ants at that. I hope you get a colony of them.