Pheidole sp. (genus)

Seed-harvesting ant at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Pheidole sp. (genus) 6 Jan 2018 KimPullen
Unverified 5 Jan 2018 ruthkerruish

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I hope the photo of the ant is sufficient to identify this seed harvesting ant - it has strong jaws. If not I will catch another one I haven't identified the seed yet but sometimes the seeds collected around different ant holes are obviously of a different source.

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KimPullen wrote:
   7 Jan 2018
The ant with a massive head in the glass dish is a major worker.

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  • Seed harvesting. Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Burrow Breeding behaviour
  • Unknown Gender

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