Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Booth, ACT

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Identification history

	Formicidae (family)	5 Oct 2021	JonLewis
	Unverified	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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Location information

Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Booth, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
Christine Recorded by
Collections
Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Formicidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
616 images trained Machine learning
External link More information

Record quality

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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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Australian Capital Territory

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