Rhytidoponera metallica

Greenhead ant at Holt, ACT

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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.

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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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Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
20 Jun 2021 01:41 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Rhytidoponera metallica Scientific name
Greenhead ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1023.5m Recorded at altitude
314 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

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