Unidentified ant at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Formicidae (family) | 18 Nov 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Colobopsis macrocephala | 17 Nov 2019 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
Moved some mulch and disturbed these tiny ants and they began moving the uncovered eggs. On the computer I realised that some of them were half-formed larvae and you could see their little faces.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
18 Nov 2019
Hi Alison, these ants do look a bit like Colobopsis macrocephala, but their size is so small it is unlikely. I think they are probably Technomyrmex, but it's hard to be sure. There is a recent sighting of Technomyrmex on CNM where they are also carrying eggs and larvae. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029858-35.238252
- Altitude 638.7m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 Nov 2019 09:50 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1327.5m Recorded at altitude
- 448 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- 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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