Polyrhachis sp. (genus)
A spiny ant at Cook, ACT
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| Polyrhachis sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 11 Jul 2019 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 10 Jul 2019 |
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User's notes
Found on an outside wall, hardly moving (image 4), and photographed inside later.
I wonder if the brown spots on the sides of the thorax are where wings were formerly attached?
1 comment
12 Jul 2019
Yep, absolutely right about the wings. This is a queen now looking for a place to dig a nest. Nice photos. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068093-35.264275
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Polyrhachis sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Polyrhachis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A spiny ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1367.61m Recorded at altitude
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