Anonychomyrma sp. (genus)
Black Cocktail Ant at Paddys River, ACT
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| Anonychomyrma sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 8 Mar 2019 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 7 Mar 2019 |
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User's notes
the ants were probably only about 6 mm in length. They were swarming about a cleft in the trunk of a eucalypt, about 1.8 m up, which I took to be their nest site.
2 comments
8 Mar 2019
Hi Harvey, nice photos. The good feature for identifying these ants is in the third photo - a strongly "heart' shaped head. You can clearly see the shape of the head on the ant in the left. Combined with their colour and general shape it gives a good ID. These ants also tend to have a strong, fairly unpleasant odour when crushed. Cheers, Jon
8 Mar 2019
Thanks, Jon. I'm glad I included that photo then - it was the only one that did have a view that showed the pronounced head shape, and jaws. I had little idea what might be important for ID purposes so tried to include everything I had. I didn't crush any so can't confirm on that aspect!
Location information
- Coordinates 148.909616-35.517918
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 23 Feb 2019 02:52 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anonychomyrma sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Anonychomyrma sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Black Cocktail Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1183.98m Recorded at altitude
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