Podomyrma gratiosa
Muscleman tree ant at Aranda, ACT
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| Podomyrma gratiosa | JonLewis | 29 Jan 2019 | |
| Podomyrma gratiosa | CathB | 28 Jan 2019 |
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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
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.
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
- E. macrorhynca Associated plant
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Podomyrma gratiosa Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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