Tufted Tyrant Ant at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex rufoniger | 8 Oct 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 7 Oct 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
Winged male and female ants have been sighted for a few days now leaving several holes in a retaining wall and milling around on the wall before flying off. The abundance figure is probably far greater than the range stated here. It was noticeable that there were a greater number of the smaller winged males than the larger winged females during the sightings.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
9 Oct 2019
Hi Tim, yes, there are usually many more male than female alates - they are much cheaper to produce (less durable, smaller, lighter, dumber) compared with the females (bigger, stronger, smarter) and I suppose provide a greater range for the females to select from. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108713-35.273600
- Altitude 627.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2019 10:21 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex rufoniger Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Iridomyrmex rufoniger Scientific name
- Tufted Tyrant Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 839.43m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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