Melophorus perthensis
Field furnace ant at Cook, ACT
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| Melophorus perthensis | JonLewis | 6 Nov 2019 | |
| Melophorus perthensis | CathB | 6 Nov 2019 |
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User's notes
These look like the furnace ants seen previously (to me anyway), but unlike last time, the weather was not furnace-like.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074453-35.268652
- Altitude 622.6m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2019 11:28 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melophorus perthensis
Species information
- Melophorus perthensis Scientific name
- Field furnace ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 516.9m to 798.5m Recorded at altitude
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