Meranoplus sp. (genus)
1 Shield Ant at Cook, ACT
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| Meranoplus sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 27 Feb 2020 | |
| Meranoplus sp. (genus) | CathB | 27 Feb 2020 |
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User's notes
Quite a few of these around on this day, and I managed to get a reasonable photo of the details of the shield. And one even measured itself!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073630-35.268842
- Altitude 636.7m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2020 05:10 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Meranoplus sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Meranoplus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Shield Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 690.3m Recorded at altitude
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7 / 7
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