Camponotus habereri? or something else? in Florida

[Dragonlord47]

I searched online and I WAS 100% sure these ants were Camponotus habereri, however after doing more research I have noticed that Camponotus habereri seem to be ONLY in Asia. Nothing I have read says that Camponotus habereri are even close let alone in North America.

So my next question is, What Sp. is this. I am positive it is a Camponotus sp. Queen is about 15mm and I have seen Majors outside that look like the queen but are NOT queens themselves. All daughters of the queen minors and majors as well as nanantics have the same color pattern as queen. Found her in Ocala Florida, near the woods.

[TheRealAntMan]

Are you sure your measurements are accurate?

[Dragonlord47]

Double checked measurements she is between 15mm and 17mm.

[AntsDakota]

They look odd.

[Dragonlord47]

Camponotus habereri, seems to be the only sp. that fits the size and color of these ants. But as I said, any info on Camponotus habereri says they're only found in Asia. It just has me baffled is all.

I still think these ants are Camponotus habereri and if they are it's pretty cool.

[Dragonlord47]

Does anyone know for sure what these are?

[TheRealAntMan]

Likely a weird variation of Camponotus Americanus.

[JoeHostile1]

That is a cool looking ant and amazing picture quality.

[Dragonlord47]

Holy crap I finally found them on the internet.

Camponotus socius

After searching for a different ant I found a link to an extremely helpful website.

Antdata.org

I had to go through all the Camponotus sp. On the Florida list and it was the second to last. I'm so happy to have found them thanks for the help everyone.