Papyrius nitidus
Shining Coconut Ant at Coree, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | AlisonMilton | 11 Nov 2021 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | Kurt | 11 Nov 2021 |
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User's notes
First noticed signs of a nest on the stump but then found them all around under the rocks where I was kneeling! A bit unusual?
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Location information
- Maps Woodstock Nature Reserve
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- Kurt Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Kurt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papyrius nitidus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 860.96m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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