Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 4358807

Podomyrma gratiosa

Muscleman tree ant at Hawker, ACT

Podomyrma gratiosa at Hawker, ACT - 20 Nov 2020 10:51 PM
Podomyrma gratiosa at Hawker, ACT - 20 Nov 2020 10:51 PM
Podomyrma gratiosa at Hawker, ACT - 20 Nov 2020 10:51 PM
Podomyrma gratiosa at Hawker, ACT - 20 Nov 2020 10:51 PM
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Podomyrma gratiosa 23 Nov 2020 AlisonMilton

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Interestingly, those carry food were all carrying it up the tree rather than down.

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JonLewis wrote:
   23 Nov 2020
Hi Alison, nice photo again. Podomyrma will sometimes nest in the ground near the base of a tree, but more commonly have nests in a crack, hollow or dead branch up a tree. The ants you saw may have been foraging on the ground and taking the food back up to the nest. Cheers, Jon

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