Myrmecia fulvipes
Red-legged Toothless bull ant at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Myrmecia fulvipes | JonLewis | 23 Jan 2020 | |
| Myrmecia piliventris | JonLewis | 8 Oct 2019 | |
| Myrmecia piliventris | SWishart | 7 Oct 2019 |
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2 comments
24 Jan 2020
Hi SWishart, I've just reviewed this sighting, prompted by sighting 4248634, and I realised that we have IDed this sighting incorrectly. Myrmecia fulvipes is differentiated from the similar Myrmecia piliventris by having legs which are a strongly different colour from the body, generally red as shown in your photo, but sometimes yellowish. Myrmecia pilivetris tends to have dark or very dark red-brown legs. I have updated this sighting and one or two others as well. Cheers, Jon
24 Jan 2020
Ta although I don't think I want to test out its toothlessness (I love insect names).
P.S. I appreciate your comments which I write into one of my insect guide books for future reference.
P.S. I appreciate your comments which I write into one of my insect guide books for future reference.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.998562-35.895593
- Altitude 1286.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Sep 2019 02:31 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmecia fulvipes Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia fulvipes Scientific name
- Red-legged Toothless bull ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1286.5m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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