1 Shining Coconut Ant at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 17 Sep 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 17 Sep 2018 | CathB |
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User's notes
Ants in fallen timber at last! Not much nest material visible, but ants have characteristic coconut smell.
Surrounding area burnt in March 2018, but this patch spared.
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Location information
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Fallen timber Associated plant
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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