1 Shining Coconut Ant at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 20 Jun 2019 | Mike | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 20 Jun 2019 | JackyF |
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User's notes
Coconut ant nests previously recorded at this site. Adding a new sighting because in the last week electricity workers have cut down saplings which had nests in them. I have emailed Michael Mulvaney and Suzi Bond. Sorry these are only phone photos and it was still frosty, so the ants were not active.
3 comments
Christine
wrote:
21 Jun 2019
Oh my goodness! Thanks for reporting this Jacky. Suzi is currently overseas, so Mike and Michael are probably the people to best see what can be done to prevent further problems.
Mike
wrote:
21 Jun 2019
Thanks Jacky. I have emailed Parks and Conservation Service. Some of these saplings have been cut before so maybe the insects will be okay. I am not sure if I can see an exact match in Nearby Sightings but I probably have photos that haven't been added to CNM.
JackyF
wrote:
21 Jun 2019
Mike - Thanks. The small tree where you took the beautiful photos of Small Ant Blues in flight was not affected, thank goodness. Cheers, Jacky
Location information
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 20 Jun 2019 10:23 AM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Additional information
- cut down gum saplings Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 915 images trained Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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