Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 3389248

Myrmecia tarsata

6 Bull ant or Bulldog ant at Paddys River, ACT

Myrmecia tarsata at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Dec 2017 08:40 AM
Myrmecia tarsata at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Dec 2017 08:40 AM
Myrmecia tarsata at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Dec 2017 08:40 AM
Myrmecia tarsata at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Dec 2017 08:40 AM
Myrmecia tarsata at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Dec 2017 08:40 AM
Myrmecia tarsata at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Dec 2017 08:40 AM
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Myrmecia tarsata 16 Jan 2018 samreid007
Unverified 16 Jan 2018 JudithRoach

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5 comments

samreid007 wrote:
   17 Jan 2018
Great shots! That's quite a meal.
JudithRoach wrote:
   17 Jan 2018
Terrible way to go. :-)
RogerF wrote:
   17 Jan 2018
The prey looks like a larva of Thalaina clara (a looper, Geometridae) that feeds on Acacia foliage. See p134 my book
JudithRoach wrote:
   17 Jan 2018
Thanks Roger, grabbed my copy down and yes, it does. There were a few other familiar faces on the pages nearby too, which hopefully I'll get a chance to look more closely at in the next few days, Jude
donhe wrote:
   17 Jan 2019
It looks like Cathy Byrne's photo of Capusa senilis, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/senilis.html
and not much like Merlin Crossley's photo of Thalaina clara at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/clara.html

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