Myrmecia sp. (genus)

Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Cotter River, ACT

Myrmecia sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Apr 2019 05:21 PM

Myrmecia sp. (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 1 Apr 2019 05:21 PM

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Identification history

	Myrmecia sp. (genus)	5 Apr 2019	JonLewis
	Unverified	2 Apr 2019	Christine

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Bull ants. Sitting on a leaf and not moving. It was cold and approaching dusk.

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Christine wrote:

6 Apr 2019

Oops, I just realise that I have the wrong animal size. These guys were definitely an inch long. Sorry!

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Sighting information

2 Abundance
1 Apr 2019 05:21 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Myrmecia sp. (genus) Scientific name
Bull ant or Jack Jumper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
224 images trained Machine learning
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