Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 4350297

Polyrhachis phryne

A spiny ant at Aranda, ACT

Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
Polyrhachis phryne at Aranda, ACT - 9 Oct 2020 05:23 PM
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Identification history

Polyrhachis phryne 12 Oct 2020 JonLewis
Polyrhachis phryne 12 Oct 2020 JonLewis
Camponotus sp. (genus) 12 Oct 2020 Jubeyjubes

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2 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   12 Oct 2020
Hi Jubeyjubes, Polyrhachis ants can look a bit like Camponotus and they are a similar size. Cheers, Jon
Jubeyjubes wrote:
   12 Oct 2020
Thank you 🐜😊

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Additional information

  • Lemon tree Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Polyrhachis phryne Scientific name
  • A spiny ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 955.26m Recorded at altitude
  • 75 images trained Machine learning
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