Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus
1 Spider ant at Booth, ACT
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| Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus | JonLewis | 20 Oct 2021 | |
| Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus | TimL | 20 Oct 2021 |
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Thanks to Barbara Leach for the initial sighting of this foraging Spider ant. The images show the ant struggling with the shed skin of a Grasshopper. See sighting 4400803 for a close encounter between the ant and a grasshopper.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.986308-35.796578
- Altitude 1411.6m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Oct 2021 11:35 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus Scientific name
- Spider ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1452.59m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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