Shining Coconut Ant at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 17 Aug 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 17 Aug 2018 | JackyF |
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User's notes
One of many coconut ant nests near this track, have added separate sightings of some others. A couple of ants barely visible in third photo, sorry only had my smartphone.
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Location information
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- JackyF Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- small gum with badly damaged trunk Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 915 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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