Polyrhachis sp. (genus)
A spiny ant at Tennent, ACT
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| Polyrhachis sp. (genus) | samreid007 | 31 Jul 2017 | |
| Polyrhachis sp. (genus) | samreid007 | 31 Jul 2017 | |
| Polyrhachis ammon | samreid007 | 22 May 2017 | |
| Camponotus sp. (genus) | SWishart | 16 May 2017 |
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The ant was crossing the path; there was no visible nest nearby.
5 comments
23 May 2017
This is the first record of this species of ant in Canberra Nature Map. Good work!
23 May 2017
Ta. I will be very happy when I am able to recognise more of the insects of the region rather than just snapping photos.
6 Jul 2017
Definitely a Polyrhachis, but may not be P. ammon. There are others in the genus that are similar.
21 Jul 2017
Hi Kim, I thought that the shape and form of the thorax suggest that P. ammon was the most likely. But perhaps we should change it to Polyrachis sp. just to be sure. What do you think?
31 Jul 2017
Yes, calling it 'Polyrachis sp.' might be safest. I'll try to find out what spp. have been recorded locally.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.035567-35.533467
- Altitude 1367.6m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 May 2017 10:22 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Polyrhachis sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Polyrhachis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A spiny ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1367.61m Recorded at altitude
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