Papyrius nitidus

1 Shining Coconut Ant at Red Hill, ACT

Papyrius nitidus at Red Hill, ACT - 13 May 2019

Papyrius nitidus at Red Hill, ACT - 13 May 2019

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Identification history

	Papyrius nitidus	15 May 2019	JonLewis
	Papyrius nitidus	15 May 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	14 May 2019	49892

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2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

15 May 2019

Did you happen to squash an ant - did it smell of coconut oil?

JonLewis wrote:

15 May 2019

Hi Michael, I think this ID is good, based on the image. Cheers, Jon

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Location information

Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
Places Red Hill, ACT

Sighting information

Abundance
13 May 2019 10:04 AM Recorded on
49892 Recorded by

Species information

Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
Shining Coconut Ant Common name
Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
910 images trained Machine learning
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