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@futurebird
Mystery ant, Westchester County.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/288839644 -
@futurebird
Mystery ant, Westchester County.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/288839644She is a rather nutty brown for Camponotus pennsylvanicus. They tend to be pure black AND have more hairs on the gaster.
This is a tricky one!
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@futurebird
Mystery ant, Westchester County.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/288839644But she's absolutely a carpenter.
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She is a rather nutty brown for Camponotus pennsylvanicus. They tend to be pure black AND have more hairs on the gaster.
This is a tricky one!
@futurebird
Thank you!The only in-focus shot I got. She was moving fast!
The color isn't reliable. I process to make features more visible. Much darker-appearing in life.
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@futurebird
Thank you!The only in-focus shot I got. She was moving fast!
The color isn't reliable. I process to make features more visible. Much darker-appearing in life.
Based on the texture, shape and sparse gaster hairs I think this could be https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=146942
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