Papyrius nitidus
Shining Coconut Ant at Wamboin, NSW
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| Papyrius nitidus | MichaelMulvaney | 6 May 2018 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | natureguy | 6 May 2018 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
Smelled distinctly of coconut. Unfortunately you can't see the nest very well, but they were nesting in a half-dead eucalypt.
3 comments
6 May 2018
Sorry, could somebody please tell me how to suppress the location for this sighting.
Thanks
Thanks
7 May 2018
Natureguy - only you and the ant moderators can see the location. It is hidden for everybody else.
Location information
- Places Wamboin, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- natureguy Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Significant natureguy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papyrius nitidus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 860.96m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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