Shining Coconut Ant at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 31 Oct 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 30 Oct 2018 | JackyF |
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User's notes
I think this nest has been recorded previously, or possibly one close by. Second and third photos show ants. Foliage of nest tree very badly damaged, possibly these ants or others are "farming" sap-sucking insects. Smaller black ants also present.
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Location information
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2018 11:51 AM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- gum 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
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- 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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