Camponotus suffusus

Golden-tailed sugar ant at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

Camponotus suffusus	10 Jan 2020	JonLewis
Camponotus sp. (genus)	10 Jan 2020	JonLewis
Camponotus sp. (genus)	7 Jan 2020	CathB

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An ant being carried by another in the same way as seen in sighting 4206928 (Polyrhachis ornata), although this one didn't seem very cooperative and they separated after a bit of a struggle. This was the only carrying pair, although there were other individual red-legged Camponotus around (sighting 4247295).

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JonLewis wrote:

11 Jan 2020

Nice photos Cath - sorry about the slow response. Cheers, Jon

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Location information

Coordinates 149.071482 -35.265828
Maps Mount Painter
Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
5 Jan 2020 10:43 AM Recorded on
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Camponotus suffusus Scientific name
Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 899.01m Recorded at altitude
241 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

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