Pheidole sp. (genus)
Seed-harvesting ant at Fraser, ACT
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| Pheidole sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 28 Oct 2020 | |
| Pheidole sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 28 Oct 2020 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 28 Oct 2020 |
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28 Oct 2020
Hi tpreston, the big ants with the giant heads and the small ants with the normal heads are all the same species of ant. Pheidole often has extremely large "majors" compared with the normal "minor" workers. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.038223-35.186741
- Maps Dunlop Grasslands
- Places Fraser, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2020 03:45 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pheidole sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Pheidole sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Seed-harvesting ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1141.89m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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5 / 7
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