Camponotus sp. (genus)

A sugar ant at Aranda, ACT

Camponotus sp. (genus) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Jan 2020 06:04 PM

Camponotus sp. (genus) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Jan 2020 06:04 PM

Camponotus sp. (genus) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Jan 2020 06:04 PM

Camponotus sp. (genus) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Jan 2020 06:04 PM

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Identification history

	Camponotus sp. (genus)	19 Jan 2020	JonLewis
	Unverified	19 Jan 2020	KMcCue

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User's notes

They erupted whilst I was digging in the garden, so they are covered in dust (soil particles, not ash). Possibly meat ants?

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JonLewis wrote:

20 Jan 2020

The first image certainly looks like a Camponotus, the second image I’m not so sure.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.081392 -35.258203
Altitude 642.0m
Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
17 Jan 2020 06:04 PM Recorded on
KMcCue Recorded by
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KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Camponotus sp. (genus) Scientific name
A sugar ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1650.1m Recorded at altitude
249 images trained Machine learning
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