Shining Coconut Ant at Red Hill, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 20 Dec 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 16 Dec 2018 | JackyF |
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User's notes
Active nest in dead gum log. Did not see ant activity in nearby saplings. This is the first time I have reported this nest.
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Location information
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- JackyF Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- dead gum log 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
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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