Camponotus vicinus (Bicolored carpenter ant)

HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/jan/29/#incident-1132462">Alarm &#8212; 3200 block of EDGEWOOD RD 3:58 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/jan/29/#incident-1132457">EUREKA MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION &#8212; 200 block of F ST 3:22 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/jan/29/#incident-1132458">BURGLARY ALARM AUDIBLE COMMERCIAL &#8212; 600 block of H ST 3:16 a.m.
CHP: Traffic Collision, Unknown Injuries at Highway 101 N and Murray Rd Onramp 3:08 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/jan/29/#incident-1132456">Suspicious Circumstance &#8212; 3800 block of E ST 3:04 a.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2026/jan/29/#incident-1132463">WELFARE CHECK &#8212; 9TH ST 3:02 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/jan/29/#incident-1132461">SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE &#8212; 70 block of ALDERGROVE RD 2:53 a.m.

Camponotus vicinus. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Camponotus vicinus is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.