Shining Coconut Ant at Bonython, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 2 May 2018 | MichaelBedingfield |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
I did the crush test and the ant smelt of coconut.......... on the slopes near the Murrumbidgee River half way between Pine Island and Point Hut Crossing.
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MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
17 Sep 2018
Visited this colony yesterday with Suzi Bond and Michael M. The colony appears to be in a state of decline, with meat ants and sugar ants encroaching their space.
Location information
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Bonython, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 23 Apr 2018 08:05 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Significant Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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