A golden spiny ant at Rob Roy Range
Identification history
| Polyrhachis semiaurata | 13 Sep 2018 | JonLewis | ||
| Polyrhachis semiaurata | 13 Sep 2018 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 19 Feb 2018 | MichaelBedingfield |
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User's notes
Size - body about 12mm long.... in Rob Roy Reserve, in the hills to the east of Conder.
4 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
20 Feb 2018
'Golden-tailed ant' is a bit of a misnomer for this one, the tail is about the only part not golden.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
20 Feb 2018
Kim, would this be a different species to the other Polyrhachis sp. records?
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
14 Sep 2018
Previously identified as Polyrhachis sp. (genus). Jon Lewis suggested it is Polyrhachis semiaurata.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.123969-35.470628
- Altitude 818.5m
- Maps Rob Roy Range
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2018 07:30 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Michaelb Bedingfield's Flagged sightings Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) MichaelBedingfield
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Polyrhachis semiaurata Scientific name
- A golden spiny ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 818.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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