A Bull Ant at Tennent, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmecia simillima | 14 Oct 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 14 Oct 2019 | MatthewFrawley |
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JonLewis
wrote:
15 Oct 2019
Hi Matthew, nice photo. I had to do some work for this ID as two species of Myrmecia are quite similar - M. simillima and M. forficata. I've IDed the ant as Myrmecia simillima as the mandibles are straight and even width, particularly the last quarter of their length back towards the head. The generally similar Myrmecia forficata has slightly curved mandibles which have a wider section near the head. Luckily, your photo shows the mandibles very clearly! Cheers, Jon
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.027005-35.540053
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Oct 2019 09:59 AM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Myrmecia simillima Scientific name
- A Bull Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1156.7m Recorded at altitude
- 84 images trained Machine learning
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- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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