Muscleman tree ant at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Podomyrma gratiosa | 29 Jan 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Podomyrma gratiosa | 28 Jan 2019 | CathB |
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User's notes
I had previously only seen these on E. rossii, and there were plenty on a nearby one, but this was the first time on a stringybark. There weren't very many. Another one was apparently being attacked by coconut ants on an E. polyanthemos (sighting 4190791).
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
30 Jan 2019
Thanks Jon I wondered about this one, as this specimen has hairs on its bum, which I don't see in the other images but they may just be a trick of the camera.
JonLewis
wrote:
30 Jan 2019
Hi Michael, yes, the camera has just caught the light right so you can see the hairs easily against the dark gaster.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.079621-35.265727
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2019 08:12 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Podomyrma gratiosa Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- E. macrorhynca Associated plant
Species information
- Podomyrma gratiosa Scientific name
- Muscleman tree ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 834.88m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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