Shining Coconut Ant at Dunlop, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 22 Nov 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 22 Nov 2019 | CathB |
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User's notes
Trails of ants on trunk of smooth-barked eucalypt (possibly E melliodora). Those coming down had swollen gasters and those going up had usual appearance. The last image shows the two sorts meeting.
Many ants in partly exposed tunnels in the soil around the base of this tree.
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Location information
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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