Myrmecia tarsata
Bull ant or Bulldog ant at Paddys River, ACT
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| Myrmecia tarsata | SimonDunstan | 10 Jan 2025 | |
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Oct 2016 | |
| Unverified | galah681 | 11 Aug 2016 |
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2 comments
27 Oct 2016
Definitely a Myrmecia, but I don't think it's one of the pilosula-group. This one has a more elongate body and longer legs. It looks a lot like M. tarsata, and could be that species (there are local records, see http://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=species&name=tarsata&genus=myrmecia ), but then it may be another similar-looking species. More research needed.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.888727-35.457822
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 Feb 2012 12:57 PM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
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- galah681 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Myrmecia tarsata Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia tarsata Scientific name
- Bull ant or Bulldog ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1109m Recorded at altitude
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