Myrmecia tarsata
1 Bull ant or Bulldog ant at Paddys River, ACT
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| Myrmecia tarsata | JonLewis | 11 Dec 2019 | |
| Unverified | Marthijn | 11 Dec 2019 |
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User's notes
Clearly a bull ant, but not sure which. Body seems wrong for black-headed.
1 comment
12 Dec 2019
Hi Marthijn, this species has a distinctive red tip on the end of its abdomen (gaster) which you can see pretty well in you photo. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 148.883930-35.457005
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2019 10:03 AM Recorded on
- Marthijn Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Marthijn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmecia tarsata Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia tarsata Scientific name
- Bull ant or Bulldog ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1109m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location