A Bull Ant at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmecia simillima | 29 Mar 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Myrmecia nigriceps | 27 Mar 2020 | jb2602 |
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3 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
29 Mar 2020
Hi Jbromilow50, M. nigriceps is similar, but the overall colour and shape of the mandibles makes it M. simillima, another relatively common species. Cheers, Jon
JonLewis
wrote:
29 Mar 2020
Hi John, yes, the mandibles are typically yellowish. So you normally see an ant with black (or at least very dark) head and gaster (tail), a reddish body and yellowish mandibles. They do seems to be reasonably consistent in this colouration. Cheers, Jon
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.179823-35.272566
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Mar 2020 12:11 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Myrmecia simillima Scientific name
- A Bull Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1156.7m Recorded at altitude
- 84 images trained Machine learning
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