Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Aranda, ACT
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 26 Oct 2020 | |
| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 26 Oct 2020 | |
| Camponotus sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 16 Oct 2020 | |
| Unverified | Jubeyjubes | 16 Oct 2020 |
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3 comments
26 Oct 2020
Hi Jubeyjubes & Michael, this one is not all that obvious even at the genus level - a lot of queens look a bit the same, so I don't think it can be confidently identified (by me at least!). Cheers, Jon
26 Oct 2020
Thanks Jon! Should I even bother posting photos of the queens? I have another collected on the weekend that I have not uploaded yet...
26 Oct 2020
Hi Jubeyjubes, it's a good question. Some queens are pretty common so we can identify to genus or even species fairly confidently, but others are harder due to being seen less often or just being smaller, making good images difficult. For all ants (and probably most insects) having a photo from the back, from the side and one of the front of the head is best - but this is not easy to do in the field, I know. So, always feel free to add a sighting, but the better the image (or images) the better chance of a good ID. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076894-35.259644
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 15 Oct 2020 11:50 AM Recorded on
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
Collections
- Jubeyjubes Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.