Myrmecia sp. (genus)

Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Dunlop, ACT

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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

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