1 Muscleman tree ant at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Podomyrma gratiosa | 10 Apr 2017 | samreid007 | ||
| Podomyrma gratiosa | 9 Apr 2017 | David | ||
| Unverified | 9 Apr 2017 | David |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
10 Apr 2017
First record of the species in our Region. It has been recorded around Sydney and Melbourne. It is a distinctive species and it would be good to know whether it's apparent rarity is environment related - It could be like several orchids whose only local known occurrences are on Black Mountain, or its rarity may be because of under reporting.
5 comments
samreid007
wrote:
10 Apr 2017
Great ant! This will be the first entry of this ant species in our region in the Atlas of Living Australia. It would be great if you could keep an eye out and see if you can get any more records, on Black Mountain or elsewhere. Thanks David.
David
wrote:
10 Apr 2017
Thanks Sam. I photographed more of them on another tree nearby, but those photos didn't contain as clear an image of a single specimen as this one. I'll post that record tonight.
RogerF
wrote:
10 Apr 2017
I have been checking ants on tree trunks for several years locally when compiling pictures for my book and have never seen it. Ants are notorious tramp species so could have been accidentally introduced locally like the bladder cicada.
David
wrote:
10 Apr 2017
I didn't think they were that uncommon on Black Mountain, Roger. I should've logged them sooner. I found a nest under construction on O'Connor Ridge last year.
KimPullen
wrote:
18 Apr 2017
It is not uncommon but not it's not very obvious either. It's a slow mover and seems to creep around in crevices mostly.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.104363-35.266459
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Apr 2017 02:53 PM Recorded on
- David Recorded by
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My flagged sightings Significant David Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Podomyrma gratiosa Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalypt trunk Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Podomyrma gratiosa Scientific name
- Muscleman tree ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 834.88m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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