Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 3392950

Inconclusive sighting

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Unidentified at suppressed - 14 Mar 2018
Unidentified at suppressed - 14 Mar 2018
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Identification history

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Probably Coconut Ant Nest - but can't be definitive
Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 17 Mar 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 14 Mar 2018 Mike

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   14 Mar 2018
Mike did you crush and smell one of the ants, and did it smell strongly of coconut oil?
Mike wrote:
   15 Mar 2018
The ants were deep in the crack so I couldn't catch one. If you go and check the area you might find the lens cap off my camera.
Mike wrote:
   11 Apr 2018
I didn't get back to this nest but I did find my lens cap!

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Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 14 Mar 2018 11:33 AM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by
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