Tufted Tyrant Ant at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex rufoniger | 14 Apr 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 14 Apr 2019 | CathB |
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2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
15 Apr 2019
Hi Cath, even better photos! In the first photo you can see very clearly a male alate (winged ant). You can tell it's a male because it has a very small head. Male alates don't need to eat as they have no use after mating, so they don't have the jaws and muscles that you see on other ants heads. In contrast, the female alates you can see in the other photos have big normal looking heads as they have to eat, as well a dig a new nest after mating. Thanks, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072778-35.266127
- Altitude 670.3m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 29 Mar 2019 03:29 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex rufoniger Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Iridomyrmex rufoniger Scientific name
- Tufted Tyrant Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 839.43m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes