Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

	Formicidae (family)	6 Mar 2022	JonLewis
	Unidentified	9 Mar 2021	Christine

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3 comments

JonLewis wrote:

14 Apr 2021

Hi Christine, sorry for the slow response, but this ant has me a bit stumped. I keep on going back and looking at the photo but can't come to a conclusion. Do you have any other images of it? Cheers, Jon

Christine wrote:

14 Apr 2021

Hi Jon, I found this one which is out of focus, I will check on the camera to see if there are any more, but usually I put the best photo up, so any that I don't put in are not likely to be very helpful, but ...

JonLewis wrote:

14 Apr 2021

Thanks Christine. I think it's probably Myrmecorhynchus but I can't be sure at this stage.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
8 Mar 2021 10:16 AM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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
492 images trained Machine learning
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