Podomyrma adelaidae
Muscleman tree ant at Yass River, NSW
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| Podomyrma adelaidae | JonLewis | 22 Sep 2019 | |
| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 22 Sep 2019 | |
| Formicidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 21 Sep 2019 | |
| Podomyrma adelaidae | SenexRugosus | 16 Sep 2019 |
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User's notes
All individuals had the two distinctive yellow blobs on their abdomens.
3 comments
21 Sep 2019
The suggestion of Formicidae sp. (family) was made merely to test if SenexRugosus email alerts are working.
23 Sep 2019
Thanks Jon. This one literally crawled onto me while I was using the tree to stabilise a telephoto shot of some birds. :-)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.153333-34.899197
- Maps Rugosa
- Places Yass River, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 16 Sep 2019 01:44 PM Recorded on
- SenexRugosus Recorded by
- Eucalyptus rossii Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- SenexRugosus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Podomyrma adelaidae Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Podomyrma adelaidae Scientific name
- Muscleman tree ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2404.5m Recorded at altitude
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