Golden-tailed sugar ant at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Camponotus suffusus | 15 Nov 2018 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 12 Nov 2018 | CathB |
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This ant stumbled into an antlion's pit while I was photographing it. It struggled for a minute or so then became still. When I fished it out, it was limp, apparently paralysed. I have since learnt that antlion larvae have symbiotic bacteria in their saliva that produce a paralysing toxin. I never actually saw the antlion.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073537-35.267002
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2018 12:13 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Camponotus suffusus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Camponotus suffusus Scientific name
- Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 899.01m Recorded at altitude
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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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