Black House Ant at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Ochetellus sp. (genus) | 7 Dec 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Dec 2021 | TimL |
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User's notes
Sighted emerging from a handrail adjacent to ANBG's Red Centre. It was noticeable that several of the worker ants had red mites attached to their legs. These are shown in following sighting 4411613. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of the ants.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.106877-35.274158
- Altitude 610.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 3 Dec 2021 12:16 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Ochetellus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Black House Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 637.04m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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