Shield Ant at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Meranoplus sp. (genus) | 9 Mar 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 9 Mar 2020 | Jubeyjubes |
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An approximately 0.5 - 0.7 mm in length. It curled into a ball when I came too close! Taken with 21X microscopic lens on iPhone.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.076711-35.259519
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Mar 2020 03:24 PM Recorded on
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
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Collections
Jubeyjubes Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Meranoplus sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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