1 Black-headed bull ant at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmecia nigriceps | 1 Dec 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Myrmecia nigriceps | 30 Nov 2019 | JonSteinbeck |
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A single Black-headed Bull Ant was prowling around on the dirt. It did not seem bothered by the much smaller Meat Ants. It did not seize anything while I was watching it.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.100232-35.327348
- Altitude 618.7m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Nov 2019 07:34 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmecia nigriceps Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Myrmecia nigriceps Scientific name
- Black-headed bull ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1135m Recorded at altitude
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