Black-headed sugar ant at Uriarra Village, ACT
Identification history
| Camponotus nigriceps | 25 Jul 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Camponotus nigriceps | 25 Jul 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 25 Jul 2020 | Kurt |
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2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
25 Jul 2020
Terrific photos Kurt. This ant is very similar to Camponotus consobrinus, but Camponotus nigriceps has an abdomen (gaster) which is all black, while Camponotus consobrinus has a band of orangy yellow at the front end of the gaster. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 148.951710-35.315430
- Maps Stony Creek
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 25 Jul 2020 12:26 PM Recorded on
- Kurt Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Kurt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Camponotus nigriceps Scientific name
- Black-headed sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 963.3m Recorded at altitude
- 69 images trained Machine learning
- 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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