Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 4229672

Polyrhachis sp. (genus)

A spiny ant at Cook, ACT

Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM
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Polyrhachis sp. (genus) 11 Jul 2019 JonLewis
Unverified 10 Jul 2019 CathB

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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?

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JonLewis wrote:
   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

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