Pheidole sp. (genus)
Seed-harvesting ant at Mitchell, ACT
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| Pheidole sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 17 Dec 2020 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 17 Dec 2020 |
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Under a concrete chunk.
1 comment
17 Dec 2020
Hi tpreston, this one was a a bit of a puzzle but the last photo gives us the best view of the head shape and mandibles - the big muscle-filled head and heavy duty mandibles make it a Pheidole "major" of some sort, although they still all look a little unusual. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.134443-35.224702
- Maps Crace Grasslands
- Places Mitchell, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2020 12:38 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
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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