Rhytidoponera metallica

Greenhead ant at Lyneham, ACT

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Identification history

	Rhytidoponera metallica	21 Jul 2021	JonLewis
	Unverified	21 Jul 2021	NedJohnston

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The two ants were fighting with each other and were rolling around in a ball while biting each other. I’ve not seen this behaviour in ants before but I imagine it is a normal occurrence.

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JonLewis wrote:

21 Jul 2021

Hi Ned, fighting is pretty common among ants, normally over territory or food resources. These two were probably from different nests and one has strayed into the other’s territory. Cheers, Jon

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Location information

Coordinates 149.130086 -35.252962
Altitude 573.6m
Maps Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South
Places Lyneham, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
21 Jul 2021 01:55 PM Recorded on
NedJohnston Recorded by
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NedJohnston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm 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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