Papyrius nitidus
1 Shining Coconut Ant at Tharwa, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | MichaelMulvaney | 19 Oct 2018 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | RodDeb | 19 Oct 2018 |
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User's notes
crushed one ant and could definately smell coconut the smell lasted until washed off. Saw one winged ant and the workers were moving eggs around in the nest pictured in the first 3 pics. The 4th pic shows the trunk with 2 nests. The 5th pic is of the back nest which also had ants.
2 comments
20 Oct 2018
Thanks Deb - very much appreciate the sighting - a big help to our research
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- RodDeb Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant RodDeb 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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6 / 7
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