Dolichoderus sp. (genus)
A dolly ant at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Dolichoderus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Feb 2019 | |
| Dolichoderus sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 29 Jan 2019 | |
| Dolichoderus doriae | SWishart | 13 Nov 2018 |
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User's notes
There was a very faint coconutty smell rather than one of formic acid (after I squashed one)
3 comments
14 Nov 2018
This ant looks generally very similar to Dolichoderus doriae but I think it is Dolichoderus scabridus as it doesn't look like it has spines on the shoulders.
30 Jan 2019
Hi SWhishart, I've looked at this again (must have too much time on my hands) and really can't tell if it has spines on the shoulders or not, so have suggested changing the ID just to Dolichoderus sp. Does that sound OK to you?
7 Feb 2019
I've had another look at all the photos, not just the posted ones, and I can't see any spines on the shoulders although there are some lower down on the body (base of the thorax or according to one diagram found by prof google, the ants have propodeal spines) but I'm more than happy with making it a more general ID.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.957793-35.657490
- Altitude 1068.2m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2018 10:34 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dolichoderus sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Dolichoderus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A dolly ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1297.24m Recorded at altitude
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