Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 3396959

Papyrius nitidus

Shining Coconut Ant at Bonython, ACT

Papyrius nitidus at Bonython, ACT - suppressed
Papyrius nitidus at Bonython, ACT - suppressed
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Papyrius nitidus 2 May 2018 MichaelBedingfield

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MichaelMulvaney noted:

2 May 2018

This is a new location for this keystone species.

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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.

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