Camponotus consobrinus

Banded sugar ant at Paddys River, ACT

Camponotus consobrinus at Paddys River, ACT - 9 Feb 2017
Camponotus consobrinus at Paddys River, ACT - 9 Feb 2017
Camponotus consobrinus at Paddys River, ACT - 9 Feb 2017
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Identification history

Camponotus consobrinus 22 Feb 2017 KimPullen
Camponotus consobrinus 22 Feb 2017 KimPullen
Camponotus nigriceps 18 Feb 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 18 Feb 2017 MichaelBedingfield

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These ants were roaming all over the shrub (Bursaria spinosa), apparently interested in some scale insects, but were being hunted by bullants, see sighting 3371740; on the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.

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  • Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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