Polyrhachis ammon
Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant at Paddys River, ACT
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| Polyrhachis ammon | 29 Jan 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 8 Jan 2019 | SWishart |
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The black banding on the gold tail has me stumped
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JonLewis
wrote:
30 Jan 2019
Hi SWhishart, nice photos again. The black bands on the tail (gaster) are visible because it is swollen by the ant having had a large meal, probably of honeydew. The gaster is made up of several sections which can be expanded to allow the ant to consume a lot and take the excess back to the colony, where it passes it on to the other ants. This movement of food from ant to ant is called trophallaxis. Take a look at the Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophallaxis Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 148.926303-35.464493
- Altitude 850.0m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 15 Dec 2018 03:56 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Polyrhachis ammon Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Polyrhachis ammon Scientific name
- Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 994.83m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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6 / 7
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