Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Aranda, ACT
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 21 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | Jubeyjubes | 21 Feb 2021 |
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2 comments
21 Feb 2021
Hi Jubeyjubes, this is a very interesting ant but I can't see it quite well enough to be sure of the genus. I looks like it could be the genus Lioponera (there are some pictures of a broadly similar looking ant at the link below) but for now it will have to stay a mystery. Cheers, Jon.
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Lioponera_singularis
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Lioponera_singularis
21 Feb 2021
Thanks Jon I can easily go back and try get some more photos and better ones... They don't seem to move very fast and there were plenty of them. Watch this space!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.077078-35.259325
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 19 Feb 2021 01:29 PM Recorded on
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Jubeyjubes 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
Quality score
6 / 7
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