Diamma bicolor

Blue ant, Bluebottle ant at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Diamma bicolor	23 Aug 2016	MichaelBedingfield
Diamma bicolor	22 Aug 2016	KimPullen
Unverified	11 Aug 2016	galah681

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galah681 wrote:

12 Aug 2016

We thought this was called a bluebottle ant but I don't know much about ants

galah681 wrote:

29 Sep 2016

This blue ant has been classified as a flower wasp in the breakdown of classifications that I get in My Profile. Is this correct?

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

29 Sep 2016

Yes, see: http://australianmuseum.net.au/blue-ant and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ant

galah681 wrote:

29 Sep 2016

Thank you for the information - very interesting insect

RogerF wrote:

29 Sep 2016

The wingless female is more commonly seen running across the ground searching for a spot to dig in to find scarab grubs to parasitise,rather than on flowers where it occasionally feeds. Nasty sting.

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2 Abundance
19 Mar 2011 11:46 AM Recorded on
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Insects Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Diamma bicolor Scientific name
Blue ant, Bluebottle ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1272.7m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

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Diamma bicolor

Blue ant, Bluebottle ant at Paddys River, ACT

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