Shining Coconut Ant at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 20 Dec 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 18 Dec 2018 | JackyF |
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User's notes
Active nest in large log near others. Ants were busy in the shadows in first photo but do not show up, one ant visible in third photo. Did not see any activity in saplings nearby. This is the first time I have seen this nest.
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Location information
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- JackyF Recorded by
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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
- 915 images trained Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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