Sighting 3344819
Diamma bicolor
Blue ant, Bluebottle ant at Paddys River, ACT
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| Diamma bicolor | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Aug 2016 | |
| Diamma bicolor | KimPullen | 22 Aug 2016 | |
| Unverified | galah681 | 11 Aug 2016 |
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5 comments
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?
29 Sep 2016
Yes, see: http://australianmuseum.net.au/blue-ant and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ant
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.922020-35.424179
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 19 Mar 2011 11:46 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
Collections
- galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diamma bicolor Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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
- External link More information