Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Garran, ACT
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 22 Aug 2021 | |
| Doleromyrma sp. (genus) | Tapirlord | 21 Aug 2021 |
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Small nests found under a stone, ants 5mm or smaller. Sorry about the photo quality.
1 comment
22 Aug 2021
Hi Tapirlord, you are probably right in your ID, but I certainly can't be sure from the photos - there are a few genera which have very small brown ants like this, including Tapinoma and Monomorium. So for now I'll just have to list it as an ant. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 7 Abundance
- Tapirlord Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
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