Greenhead ant at Holt, ACT
Identification history
| Rhytidoponera metallica | 21 Jun 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Rhytidoponera metallica | 21 Jun 2021 | Christine |
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I put this up as there appear to be two little babies in the centre there. I was going to put in a breeding behaviour, but not sure what to put. I did see this species of ant in other spots around this reserve also.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
21 Jun 2021
Hi Christine, the small animals in the picture are not baby ants. Ants start as eggs, hatch out as larvae and grow in size (through several instars) before pupating into a full adult ant. I think the other organisms look like some sort of Collembola. Cheers, Jon
Christine
wrote:
21 Jun 2021
Thanks Jon, I should have known that. I have added a separate sighting for the Springtails.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.980548-35.242999
- Maps Woodstock Nature Reserve
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 Jun 2021 01:41 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Rhytidoponera metallica Scientific name
- Greenhead ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1023.5m Recorded at altitude
- 162 images trained Machine learning
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