Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Polyrhachis ammon | 22 Aug 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 22 Aug 2021 | HelenCross |
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User's notes
One of the ants was carrying another of the same species I think
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
22 Aug 2021
Hi Helen, yep, one ant is carrying its nest mate. Apparently it can be more energetically efficient for one ant to carry another under some circumstances and this behaviour is not uncommon. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.016268-35.392463
- Altitude 544.7m
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 20 Aug 2021 03:51 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Polyrhachis ammon Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Polyrhachis ammon Scientific name
- Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 994.83m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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