Podomyrma gratiosa
2 Muscleman tree ant at Hackett, ACT
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| Podomyrma gratiosa | JonLewis | 14 Oct 2019 | |
| Podomyrma gratiosa | David | 13 Oct 2019 |
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User's notes
Found on the trunk of a eucalypt that had just fallen across the fire trail.
2 comments
14 Oct 2019
Maybe the ant had exerted its muscles and pushed it over, which would explain its bulging biceps and smiling pincers
Location information
- Coordinates 149.104483-35.267630
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Oct 2019 07:52 AM Recorded on
- David Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Featured David Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Podomyrma gratiosa Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Podomyrma gratiosa Scientific name
- Muscleman tree ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 834.88m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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