Aphaenogaster longiceps
1 Funnel ant at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Aphaenogaster longiceps | JonLewis | 15 Oct 2021 | |
| Aphaenogaster longiceps | Roger | 15 Oct 2021 |
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User's notes
The ants were cleaning around the entrance to the nest opening. Do they have just one entrace, or or multiple ones to a colony?
2 comments
15 Oct 2021
Great photos Roger. Aphaenogaster do have multiple nest entrances to a colony, often the entrances vary widely in size and shape. Cheers, Jon
16 Oct 2021
Thanks Jon. This is he first time that I had noticed funnel ants at the entrance to their colonies.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.089183-35.275808
- Altitude 601.0m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 15 Oct 2021 12:13 PM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Aphaenogaster longiceps Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Aphaenogaster longiceps Scientific name
- Funnel ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 917m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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