Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group

Jack jumper at Rossi, NSW

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	Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group	14 Dec 2021	JonLewis
	Unverified	13 Dec 2021	Tapirlord

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I’ve always thought of these as jack jumper ants, didn’t find any nests.

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JonLewis wrote:

14 Dec 2021

Hi Tapirlord, you are spot on to call these Jack Jumpers (or Jumping Jacks, depending on where you grew up). In the old days they were all one species, Myrmecia pilosula, but were broken up into about 4 species in 1991. The most common species around here are Myrmecia pilosula and Myrmecia croslandi, but you need them under a microscope to tell them apart, which is why all these ants are IDed in CNM as "Myrmecia pilosula species group". Or Jack Jumpers! Cheers, Jon

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Location information

Coordinates 149.521042 -35.498731
Altitude 960.0m
Maps Tallaganda State Forest
Places Rossi, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Dec 2021 12:22 PM Recorded on
Tapirlord Recorded by
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Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Euc dives Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group Scientific name
Jack jumper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1505m Recorded at altitude
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