Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
2 Ant at Deakin, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 28 Apr 2020 | |
| Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 28 Apr 2020 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 28 Apr 2020 |
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These ants looked like they were feeding/tending the scale (?) insects - but we don't think they were coconut ants, as no carton anywhere on tree or coconut smell, and all black.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.103052-35.326538
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 28 Apr 2020 04:54 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1600.7m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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