Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Booth, ACT

Formicidae (family) at Booth, ACT - 3 Oct 2021
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Formicidae (family) 5 Oct 2021 JonLewis
Unidentified 4 Oct 2021 Christine

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Jon, just wondering if this could be Anonychomyrma itinerans? Sorry it is a shockingly bad photo, but only after leaving the site I wondered about it. Thanks heaps, Christine. Also elevation is 965m. Ant was about 3mm.

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JonLewis wrote:
   5 Oct 2021
Hi Christine, Anonychomyrma is probably a fair guess, but the species and even the genus is debatable as it could also be an Iridomyrmex such as Iridomyrmex calvus (see link for photos). So for now I think it just has to be an ant. Cheers, Jon
- https://antwiki.org/wiki/Iridomyrmex_calvus
Christine wrote:
   5 Oct 2021
Thanks Jon!

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 3 Oct 2021 11:11 AM Recorded on
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