This record is targeting the all-black worker ants. (Formica subsericea) This observation is duplicated to specifically target the other Red-Black ants. (Complex Formica sanguinea)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146699455
Just happened to look down at the right spot and see this guy trying to blend in next to the boardwalk! Awesome!
Found under a stone on a steeply sloped hillside off the yellow trail above Ell pond
1.5 cm, no petiole, bristles on abdomen
New photos of this specimen added
Smells like coconut! Or blue cheese?