Pheidole sp. (genus)
Seed-harvesting ant at Stromlo, ACT
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| Pheidole sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 7 Dec 2021 | |
| Pheidole sp. (genus) | trevorpreston | 6 Dec 2021 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 4 Dec 2021 |
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User's notes
Ants 2-3mm under piece of wood.
1 comment
7 Dec 2021
Hi tpreston, good ID. The clincher is the photo wit the eggs which shows both the large "major" or "soldier" cast as well as the much smaller "minor" or "worker" caste. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.004727-35.297104
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 4 Dec 2021 10:01 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pheidole sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Pheidole sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Seed-harvesting ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1141.89m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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