Shining Coconut Ant at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 2 Dec 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 2 Dec 2018 | JackyF |
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User's notes
Active nest in dead gum stump and log. Ants were tending lerps in sapling by log (fourth photo). This is the first time I have noticed this nest.
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Location information
- Maps Federal Golf Course
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2018 01:21 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
Additional information
- dead gum stump and adjacent log Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 910 images trained Machine learning
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- Overall Fit for scientific/research use
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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