Observed on May 3, 2024
With wings, about 1 inch long. Narrow waist, bulbous shiny abdomen, appeared to have stinger. Last photo has my shoe in it for size reference.
Walking across blacktop road, meandering a bit. Did not try to fly when disturbed, perhaps newly emerged and wings not yet functional?
There were 5 individuals spaced a few yards apart on this road.
Dead all over roadside
This was a huge ant, they looked like a queen-sized ant
Observation for the plant being harvested: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/213450424
This appears to be a queen because it was nearly an inch long. Seemed to be dead or dying