Camponotus suffusus
Golden-tailed sugar ant at Undefined Area
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| Camponotus suffusus | JonLewis | 29 Mar 2020 | |
| Camponotus aeneopilosus | jb2602 | 27 Mar 2020 |
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29 Mar 2020
Hi again JBromilow50, another pair of ants that look pretty similar. The general shape and level of fuzziness on this ant makes it C. suffusus. You can also just see in the photo that the head is darker than the body (black vs very dark red), while C. aeneopilosus is a pretty uniformly black ant in head and body.
Your ant also looks like it is a major (i.e. one of the very big soldiers/heavy workers) with large robust body and big head. Most of the photos of this species on CNM are of ordinary workers, which are more lightly built. Cheers, Jon
Your ant also looks like it is a major (i.e. one of the very big soldiers/heavy workers) with large robust body and big head. Most of the photos of this species on CNM are of ordinary workers, which are more lightly built. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.179470-35.272773
- Maps Mount Ainslie
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Mar 2020 12:42 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Camponotus suffusus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Camponotus suffusus Scientific name
- Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 899.01m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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4 / 7
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