Hairy Coconut Ant at Hawker, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius sp (undescribed) | 19 May 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 5 Oct 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 4 Oct 2019 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
Within metres of sighting 4184235. Dozens of colonies over an est. area of over 25,000 sq m. John took a number of way points to define the area. One log only had emerging winged females (photo 5). Possibly up to 50 winged ants.
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JonLewis
wrote:
19 May 2021
Review of photos shows hairs on gaster and underside of head. ID updated.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.037782-35.256753
- Altitude 688.9m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 1 Oct 2019 11:31 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
Species information
- Papyrius sp (undescribed) Scientific name
- Hairy Coconut Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 733.09m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
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