Rhytidoponera metallica
Greenhead ant at Lyneham, ACT
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| Rhytidoponera metallica | JonLewis | 21 Jul 2021 | |
| Unverified | NedJohnston | 21 Jul 2021 |
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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.
1 comment
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
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
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- NedJohnston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rhytidoponera metallica Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
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