Unidentified ant at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Formicidae (family) | 12 Jan 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 10 Jan 2021 | ConBoekel |
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Nuptial flight gone wrong? It was still alive. After I rescued it, it set off with great determination.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
12 Jan 2021
Hi Con, yes, definitely looks like a nuptial flight which didn't go according to plan. I can't be sure what the identity of the ant is, but it could be a Melophorus species as it looks like it has a little beard under its chin (a number of long curved hairs), which is a characteristic of the genus. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107170-35.260165
- Altitude 626.1m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2021 03:33 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) ConBoekel
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1327.5m Recorded at altitude
- 348 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- 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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