Meranoplus sp. (genus)

1 Shield Ant at Cook, ACT

Meranoplus sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 17 Feb 2020 05:10 PM

Meranoplus sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 17 Feb 2020 05:10 PM

Meranoplus sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 17 Feb 2020 05:10 PM

Meranoplus sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 17 Feb 2020 05:10 PM

Meranoplus sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 17 Feb 2020 05:10 PM

Meranoplus sp. (genus) at Cook, ACT - 17 Feb 2020 05:10 PM

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Identification history

	Meranoplus sp. (genus)	27 Feb 2020	JonLewis
	Meranoplus sp. (genus)	27 Feb 2020	CathB

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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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JonLewis wrote:

28 Feb 2020

I like the self-measuring one!

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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
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

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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