Tufted Tyrant Ant at Evatt, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex rufoniger | 18 Sep 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 18 Sep 2021 | TimL |
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Over a 3-day period many thousands of these small and very fast moving ants were milling about on a retaining wall as many winged males emerged. The sequence of images shows the emergence of a winged Queen, the only one seen during this time. She was significantly larger than the smaller ants, which were generally less than 5mm in size.
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
18 Sep 2021
Hi Tim, yes, they are very busy at the moment - everybody likes spring! Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.064315-35.213340
- Altitude 576.5m
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 2 Sep 2021 03:20 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex rufoniger Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Iridomyrmex rufoniger Scientific name
- Tufted Tyrant Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 839.43m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes