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[AntJohnny]

Hello everyone. I found this queen running around on some tall grass and weeds while I was redoing my front garden. The queen was extremely quick and zigzagged like crazy ants do. The workers that were by her were also very fast. It hasn't rained in about a week at my house and the temperature was about 80 when I caughter her yesterday. The queen is long and slender. She is about the size of a medium size Camponotus worker. The workers themselves look just like Camponotus pennsylvanicus workers. The closet species I know of that match is the longicornis species. If they are the same species I didn't know Michigan had any of these. Anything to narrow down what they could be would really help. I'm unsure if I will keep them yet or not. Since I disturbed them and may have lost workers I may keep them. There wasn't many workers around her and I figured with her out of the nest most of the workers should have been by her. If I'm wrong and able to find there nest I can place the test tuben by there to realease her. Sorry I want able to give much more detail I'm unsure of her exact length and could see close enough to see her attenas. I wasn't able to get any better photos of them. They also twitch there legs alot more then most of the species I have had.

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[RushmoreAnts]

Camponotus, in the subgenus Myrmentoma. These are known to be small and skinny. My guess would be nearcticus, but Myrmentomas can look very similar.

[ANTdrew]

I'd guess C. nearcticus.

[TennesseeAnts]

Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sp.

[AntJohnny]

Thank you. I had no clue I never seen Camponotus this fast before.