Polyrhachis ammon

Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

	Polyrhachis ammon	28 Feb 2020	JonLewis
	Camponotus aeneopilosus	28 Feb 2020	Kurt

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JonLewis wrote:

29 Feb 2020

Nice photos Kurt. Both Camponotus aeneopilosus and Polyrhachis ammon have golden tails but only the Polyrhachis has the spines on the body that you can see well in your photos. Cheers, Jon

Kurt wrote:

29 Feb 2020

Thanks Jon, 👍🙂..Kurt

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Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
28 Feb 2020 10:35 AM Recorded on
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Kurt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Polyrhachis ammon Scientific name
Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 994.83m Recorded at altitude
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