Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Formicidae (family)	17 Nov 2020	JonLewis
Formicidae (family)	17 Nov 2020	JonLewis
Aphaenogaster longiceps	16 Nov 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	15 Nov 2020	JackyF

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Under loose bark of living tree

2 comments

JonLewis wrote:

17 Nov 2020

Hi Jacky and Michael, this is an interesting ant but I don’t think we can see it well enough to do an ID. As it is on a tree it is unlikely to be Aphaenogaster as they have ground nests and don’t go up trees much. Cheers, Jon

JackyF wrote:

17 Nov 2020

Thanks. It was about 1.5m up the trunk.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098669 -35.327797
Altitude 644.1m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
14 Nov 2020 12:40 PM Recorded on
JackyF Recorded by
Collections
JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Eucalypt Associated plant
Less than 5mm Animal size
Eggs Breeding behaviour

Species information

Formicidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
616 images trained Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania