Tufted Tyrant Ant at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex rufoniger | 30 Dec 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 30 Dec 2020 | galah681 | ||
| Unverified | 30 Dec 2020 | Christine |
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User's notes
Look a bit different from other ants, but very fast moving running up and down the tree trunk.
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JonLewis
wrote:
30 Dec 2020
Hi Christine & galah681, good ID of the genus, but pretty sure it is the species I. rufoniger. Take a look at the following sighting for comparison. Cheers, Jon Iridomyrmex rufoniger (Tufted Tyrant Ant)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.070197-35.284994
- Maps National Arboretum Woodland
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2020 12:36 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex rufoniger Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Iridomyrmex rufoniger Scientific name
- Tufted Tyrant Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 839.43m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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