Shining Coconut Ant at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 11 Jul 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 11 Jul 2018 | CathB |
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User's notes
Tunnel material also seen on nearby E. polyanthemos trunk.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
12 Jul 2018
Interesting that Coconut ant on your side of town is often in live eucalypts while south it tends to be fallen timber
CathB
wrote:
12 Jul 2018
Yes, I've been wondering about that too. I have never seen any sign of them in fallen timber despite looking around in the areas where I've found them in live trees.
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 11 Jul 2018 03:27 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Additional information
- Eucalyptus mannifera Associated plant
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 910 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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