2 Muscleman tree ant at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Podomyrma gratiosa | 14 Oct 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Podomyrma gratiosa | 13 Oct 2019 | David |
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User's notes
Found on the trunk of a eucalypt that had just fallen across the fire trail.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
14 Oct 2019
Maybe the ant had exerted its muscles and pushed it over, which would explain its bulging biceps and smiling pincers
David
wrote:
14 Oct 2019
Ha! I had a look to see if it had any help, but couldn't find any accomplices.
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
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Featured David Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Podomyrma gratiosa Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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