1 Shining Coconut Ant at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 24 Oct 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 24 Oct 2019 | JackyF |
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User's notes
Coconut ants tending eggs, I think. Hoped it was butterfly eggs, but I think from photo 3 something less exciting. Photo 1 was about 1.2m from ground, photos 2 and 3 about 30cm. Nest reported in 2018 as Sighting 3876082
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Location information
- Maps Federal Golf Course
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- JackyF Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papyrius nitidus
Additional information
- gum sapling and nearby dead logs Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 860.96m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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