Myrmecia nigriceps

Black-headed bull ant at O'Malley, ACT

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Identification history

Myrmecia nigriceps	21 Jan 2018	KimPullen
Unverified	20 Jan 2018	Mike
Unverified	20 Jan 2018	Mike

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User's notes

Couldn't be the one that gave me a painful sting because it had big jaws. I didn't see where the nest was.

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Mike wrote:

21 Jan 2018

Kim, I was changing my Author's notes when you did the ID so it got reset to Unidentified. Could you please redo it.
My ankle is still swollen and sore after 24 hours.

KimPullen wrote:

22 Jan 2018

No problem, Mike. I hope you get better soon.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
20 Jan 2018 09:51 AM Recorded on
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Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Myrmecia nigriceps Scientific name
Black-headed bull ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1135m Recorded at altitude
184 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania