Tufted Tyrant Ant at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex rufoniger | 23 May 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 20 May 2019 | rawshorty |
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User's notes
There were at least 6 of the larger flying ants and they seemed to being attacked by the smaller ants that were in their 1000's. I could not up my shutter speed as the ISO was already too high so not very good pics.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
24 May 2019
Hi rawshorty, the large winged ants in the photos are queen ants leaving the nest in search of male flying ants. The smaller ants are the normal worker ants, almost certainly swarming around them to offer protection rather than attacking them. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152154-35.347968
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 23 Apr 2019 02:51 PM Recorded on
- rawshorty Recorded by
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rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex rufoniger Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm 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
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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