Myrmecia nigriceps
Black-headed bull ant at O'Malley, ACT
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| Myrmecia nigriceps | KimPullen | 21 Jan 2018 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 20 Jan 2018 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 20 Jan 2018 |
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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.
2 comments
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.
My ankle is still swollen and sore after 24 hours.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113903-35.348189
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places O'Malley, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2018 09:51 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmecia nigriceps Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species