Polyrhachis sp. (genus)

A spiny ant at Cook, ACT

Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019
Polyrhachis sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 7 Jul 2019
Request use of media

Identification history

Polyrhachis sp. (genus) 11 Jul 2019 JonLewis
Unidentified 10 Jul 2019 CathB

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

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

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

Please Login or Register to comment.

Nearby sightings

Page 2 of 2 - image sightings only

1  2 

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 7 Jul 2019 04:37 PM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,152,973 sightings of 19,940 species in 6,475 locations from 11,410 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.