Camponotus consobrinus at Melba, ACT

Banded sugar ant at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

	Camponotus consobrinus	15 Jan 2021	JonLewis
	Unidentified	14 Jan 2021	kasiaaus

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It was an unusually large ant.

2 comments

JonLewis wrote:

15 Jan 2021

Hi kasiaaus, this is a queen ant. When there is rain at this time of the year, ant nests send out winged queens to find mates and then look for a place to start a new nest. This queen has probably mated, shed her wings and is looking for a good nest spot. Cheers, Jon

kasiaaus wrote:

15 Jan 2021

Thanks. That's interesting. I should have caught it and taken it far away from my house. I do not want any more ants nests in my garden :-)

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