Golden colored ants, some with wings also black ants, some with wings. Varying sizes. All surrounding holes in the ground.
Very jumpy
Two dealate gynes and three workers beneath stone and in duff intermixed with roots, on shaded slope with Pinus, Tsuga, and Calocedrus trees.
3-5 mm dark ant on ground.
Need Id help. No idea what species this is.
Hill covered with grass and twigs for protection, located on a grassland plateau in the middle of a Badland (Bentonite) area.