Metazoan: protosomes, temperature 88F. Habitat: urban. The gaster portion of the ant was fairly large and black in color. There were a few going in the same direction as if they were following one another link: https://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Carpenter+ants&search=Search
This photo was taken on September 1st in the evening. The weather on this day was hot
Found near ISA/Chem buildings. 83 degrees in a suburban setting http://www.southeasternflora.com/SearchForm.php (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.