Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Dunlop, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | 22 Oct 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Myrmecia forficata | 20 Oct 2019 | AlisonMilton |
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JonLewis
wrote:
22 Oct 2019
Hi Alison, this ant could be M. forficata, but I can't see the mandibles quite well enough to be sure. M. forficata, M. simillima and M. pyriformis can all look a pretty similar, so they are hard to rule out, but you may have got a better view when you saw the ant? Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.033545-35.258223
- Altitude 634.1m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Oct 2019 09:11 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmecia sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Myrmecia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Bull ant or Jack Jumper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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