Camponotus intrepidus
Flumed Sugar Ant at Dunlop, ACT
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| Camponotus intrepidus | JonLewis | 3 Jan 2019 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 2 Jan 2019 |
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An amazing nest entrance, and there are two different ants in one of the photos
3 comments
3 Jan 2019
Hi Kevin, the first photo shows a meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus) in the bottom right-hand corner, while the ant on the nest I can't ID - it could be a Camponotus or possibly a Melophorus. The nest is very interesting, as it seems to be made of carton rather than soil, so if you get the chance to take more photos with ants entering or exiting the nest it would be good to see them. Cheers, Jon
4 Jan 2019
Thanks Jon
I have added 2 photos, the structure appears to be made from grasses, glued together rather than woven. I had thought it was soil until I looked at my photos on the computer and was quite surprised.
I have added 2 photos, the structure appears to be made from grasses, glued together rather than woven. I had thought it was soil until I looked at my photos on the computer and was quite surprised.
4 Jan 2019
Again thanks Jon. I took the photo because I thought it was unusual, in my nearly 60 years in Canberra. But I keep being surprised and you, the moderators, make it all worthwhile.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.082286-35.271805
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 30 Dec 2018 08:14 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Camponotus intrepidus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Camponotus intrepidus Scientific name
- Flumed Sugar Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1149.3m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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