Myrmecia tarsata

1 Bull ant or Bulldog ant at Paddys River, ACT

Myrmecia tarsata at Paddys River, ACT - 11 Dec 2019
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Myrmecia tarsata 11 Dec 2019 JonLewis
Unidentified 11 Dec 2019 Marthijn

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Clearly a bull ant, but not sure which. Body seems wrong for black-headed.

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JonLewis wrote:
   12 Dec 2019
Hi Marthijn, this species has a distinctive red tip on the end of its abdomen (gaster) which you can see pretty well in you photo. Cheers, Jon

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  • 11 Dec 2019 10:03 AM Recorded on
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