About Camponotus castaneus (Latreille, 1802)
Identification: Camponotus castaneus is mostly orangish-red in color. Like all colonies of the genus Camponotus, C. castaneus individuals have a roughly square head, a smooth thorax, and a single node between the thorax and abdomen. Their heads are usually darker than the rest of their bodies, and body color grows darker as worker ants age. Workers are typically dark orangish-red, while queens range from light to dark red. Drones are most often maroon in color. Queens have three simple eyes called ocelli on their head, which helped improve their vision during their winged mating flight. All Camponotus species lack stingers, so C. castaneus cannot sting.
