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Arcais: Camponotus clarithorax? (19. Jul 2007 06:48)

Found several nests today in Edgewood Park (Redwood City, CA). My guess is Camponotus clarithorax, as they look more "golden" than the anthrax did.

http://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=species&name=clarithorax&genus=camponotus&project=calants

JimmyVe: (20. Jul 2007 14:34)

These are very nice ants but i can not say for sure they are clarithorax.
I'm you compare them with the one on the picture of antweb, they look the same. ;)

miszt: (20. Jul 2007 15:26)

very nice ants :) is the 2nd one a soldier? dont know much about these ants, but it looks very formidable lol

Arcais: (20. Jul 2007 20:20)

I think the second one has to be. It was huge. Although, several of the other ones where lurching at me when I tried to scoop them up. They were standing their ground. :-D

Gordon C. Snelling: (21. Jul 2007 15:18)

They could be C. clarithorax, it is a widespread and variable ant. The second one is indeed a major worker[I]