All red mid and head bottom part of body is Black and Tan he is as bigot bigger than a field mouse

Do you have a picture?

Also, where do you live (State, Province, etc. not exact address).

Do you have a picture?

Also, where do you live (State, Province, etc.,not exact address).
Reno Nevada at the base of peavine mountain I have a pic on my iPhone but don't know how to get it on this sit

Reno Nevada at the base of peavine mountain I have a pic on my iPhone but don't know how to get it on this sit

I can give instructions on how to post a picture from your computer, but Iphones are like sanskript to me.

Can you download the picture to your computer?

If so, here's a link with instructions on how to post a picture on this site. :)

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/dogs/how-post-picture-678901.html

I want to send pics of this thing but need another way as I only have my iPhone at this time additionally I have been killing on avg. 8 scorpions a night and they always show up after the green cattepillar type worms show up all this after 40 years here without seeing this before, very strange to me

Also I have the body intact of this big ant it's in pool water should I freeze it and also I wanted to say this big ant comes after weeks of 1 to 1 1/2 inches long ants that look the same only way smaller have been patrolling my house and have never been here

Jscott, I have a friend that's a world renowned entomologist, he lives in California. I can send him some of the info you posted, but a picture would be best.

I'm really hoping that someone will be able to give you advice on how to post a picture from your phone. Me, I can't help with that, I don't even have a cell phone, much less an iPhone.

Please bear with us. Even once I get the picture, it could take days before my friend sees it and gives me an answer. Sadly, that's the nature of finding real answers online, it's not always instant.

I will send him an email with the info you've posted so far, and hope that he can give a few possibilities. But again, it won't be instant. He works, he travels, he doesn't check his email daily. So it could take a while.

I wish I could help more.

That sounds a lot like a Carpenter ant, although the sizes documented are less than 4 inches. I have seen 2 inch ants.

This link has some info you might wish to look at:
Ant - Camponotus vicinus - BugGuide.Net (http://bugguide.net/node/view/364855)

Here's another pic. Is this similar?