Papyrius nitidus

1 Shining Coconut Ant at Deakin, ACT

Papyrius nitidus at Deakin, ACT - 31 Jul 2019
Papyrius nitidus at Deakin, ACT - 31 Jul 2019
Papyrius nitidus at Deakin, ACT - 31 Jul 2019
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Papyrius nitidus 31 Jul 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Papyrius nitidus 31 Jul 2019 LisaH

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4 comments

   1 Aug 2019
Jon this is the second winter photo of a winged coconut ant is this usual timing for elate emergence or is something else going on?
Mike wrote:
   1 Aug 2019
I wondered the same thing with my recent dolly/acrobat ant sighting.
JonLewis wrote:
   1 Aug 2019
It seems pretty cold to be sending out your would-be queens, but I think that they are probably just being opportunistic - after a long dry autumn they may just take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself. Good to have the records, though - we'll wait and see what happens next year. Jon
   2 Aug 2019
Thanks jon

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