Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Cook, ACT
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 5 Sep 2021 | |
| Unverified | Tammy | 3 Sep 2021 |
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4 comments
5 Sep 2021
Hi Tammy, do you have any more detailed photos of these ants? This could be a Coconut Ant (Papyrius sp.) but I can't be sure from the photo. Cheers, Jon
5 Sep 2021
Hi Jon, I will load a video which might help. There was no coconutty smell, but not sure if that's diagnostic.
5 Sep 2021
Hi Tammy, thanks for loading the video - they were certainly pretty excited! Unfortunately I still can't see the ants well enough to be sure of the ID. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072784-35.260908
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 100 Abundance
- 1 Sep 2021 11:36 AM Recorded on
- Tammy Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Tammy 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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