Pheidole sp. (genus)
1 Seed-harvesting ant at Cook, ACT
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| Pheidole sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 22 Jan 2020 | |
| Pheidole sp. (genus) | CathB | 22 Jan 2020 |
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The small ants were trying to stuff the large one (a Polyrhachis?) into the hole but were unsuccessful and brought it back out. Not sure what happened to the rest of the bullant!
2 comments
23 Jan 2020
Great photos Cath and you are right about the Polyrhachis. You can’t say they the Pheidole lack ambition! Cheers, Jon
23 Jan 2020
I recently watched some trying to get a much-too-large beetle into a hole too. Not sure why they're called seed-harvesting ants!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074483-35.268833
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2020 10:54 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pheidole sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Pheidole sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Seed-harvesting ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1141.89m Recorded at altitude
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