Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Cooleman, NSW
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 15 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | alexwatt | 13 Feb 2021 |
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User's notes
As the water level rose, the ants all gathered on a rock and then they were all washed off clinging together like this
2 comments
15 Feb 2021
Hi Alex, I can't identify the ant from the photos, but it is a nice observation. Quite a lot of ants do this "rafting" behaviour to deal with flooding. There's a nice video of this at the following link. Cheers, Jon https://watch.thewest.com.au/show/357820
Location information
- Coordinates 148.679176-35.626263
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Cooleman, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2021 02:13 AM Recorded on
- alexwatt Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- alexwatt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
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