Camponotus consobrinus
Banded sugar ant at Hughes, ACT
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| Camponotus consobrinus | samreid007 | 7 Dec 2017 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 7 Dec 2017 |
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Photo 1 - The day after a deluge of rain - you could see the ants removing the wet soil grains and forming a perfect ring of wet sand.
Photos 2 and 3 - 2 days after the deluge and the rings are collapsing and ants moving freely once again.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098517-35.338523
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 6 Dec 2017 05:25 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- In nests in the ground under a eucalypt. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Burrow Breeding behaviour
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Camponotus consobrinus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Camponotus consobrinus Scientific name
- Banded sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1409.4m Recorded at altitude
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