Meranoplus sp. (genus)
1 Shield Ant at Cook, ACT
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| Meranoplus sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 9 Jun 2019 | |
| Meranoplus sp. (genus) | CathB | 8 Jun 2019 |
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User's notes
Same area as previous sighting (4223742). Only one individual seen and it was very active, showing no inclination to play dead. Perhaps all its mates were out of sight playing dead and this was a decoy!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074316-35.268474
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jun 2019 02:16 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Featured CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Meranoplus sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Meranoplus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Shield Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 690.3m Recorded at altitude
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