1 A sugar ant at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Camponotus sp. (genus) | 17 Apr 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 17 Apr 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
Possibly a Queen? Interestingly, when disturbed the ant virtually froze in place out in the open and wouldn't move for several minutes.
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JonLewis
wrote:
18 Apr 2019
Hi Tim, yes definitely a queen. I'm not sure about the species, but the pale legs suggest that it could be Camponotus claripes. Cheers, Jon
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.105147-35.275935
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Apr 2019 01:08 PM Recorded on
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Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Camponotus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1650.1m Recorded at altitude
- 131 images trained Machine learning
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