Furnace ant at Jerrabomberra, NSW
Identification history
| Melophorus sp. (genus) | 25 Nov 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Nov 2021 | SteveBorkowskis |
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User's notes
Ants approximately 6mm long, they were very active running around erratically (making photography difficult), their nest was in a crack in the concrete. I think the one pictured could be a major.
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Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 22 Nov 2021 05:08 PM Recorded on
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Melophorus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Furnace ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 898m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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