Possum Ant at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmecorhynchus emeryi | 19 Jul 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Myrmecorhynchus emeryi | 19 Jul 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 10 Jul 2019 | CathB |
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User's notes
On eucalypt trunk - only individual seen.
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
19 Jul 2019
Hi Cath,
Another new species for CNM - nice work! I generally see this ant during the cooler months rather than hotter, and always on trees. The common name is based on the ant being arboreal. And nice photos again, making for a good ID.
Cheers,
Jon
Another new species for CNM - nice work! I generally see this ant during the cooler months rather than hotter, and always on trees. The common name is based on the ant being arboreal. And nice photos again, making for a good ID.
Cheers,
Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.085345-35.271070
- Altitude 535.9m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Jun 2019 03:34 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Eucalypt trunk Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Myrmecorhynchus emeryi Scientific name
- Possum Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822.91m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- 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
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