Shining Coconut Ant at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 20 Dec 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 17 Dec 2018 | JackyF |
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Coconut ant nest in log, some ants visible. No activity seen in nearby saplings. I think this is a new location for coconut ant nests. I could not find any others nearby.
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Location information
- Maps Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 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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