Papyrius nitidus
Shining Coconut Ant at Hawker, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Jan 2019 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 11 Jan 2019 |
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User's notes
A lot of nests. I'm tempted to say Coconut ant due to the smell but have never seen a sighting of coconut ants NOT on Eucalyptus.
2 comments
18 Jan 2019
Thanks. I've seen quite a few of these in wattles over time, not always with ants present, so pleased to confirm coconut ant. Will be more conscious of reporting these in future.
Location information
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 860.96m Recorded at altitude
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