Amblyopone australis

Slow Ant at Downer, ACT

Amblyopone australis at Downer, ACT - 1 Aug 2021
Amblyopone australis at Downer, ACT - 1 Aug 2021
Amblyopone australis at Downer, ACT - 1 Aug 2021
Amblyopone australis at Downer, ACT - 1 Aug 2021
Amblyopone australis at Downer, ACT - 1 Aug 2021
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Identification history

Amblyopone australis 20 Sep 2021 JonLewis
Amblyopone sp. (genus) 5 Aug 2021 JonLewis
Unidentified 5 Aug 2021 TimL

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Missing part of a leg and moving very slowly in the cold and rain, adjacent to ANBG's Red Centre.

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JonLewis wrote:
   5 Aug 2021
Thanks Tim - there's been a few records of this ant recently. Maybe all the wet weather is driving them out from soggy nests. Cheers, Jon

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