Myrmecia simillima

A Bull Ant at Kambah, ACT

Myrmecia simillima at Kambah, ACT - suppressed
Myrmecia simillima at Kambah, ACT - suppressed
Myrmecia simillima at Kambah, ACT - suppressed
Myrmecia simillima at Kambah, ACT - suppressed
Myrmecia simillima at Kambah, ACT - suppressed
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Identification history

Myrmecia simillima 17 Jan 2022 JonLewis
Myrmecia simillima 15 Jan 2022 HelenCross

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2 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   17 Jan 2022
Good set of photos Helen - you can see everything you need to see to be pretty sure about the ID. Cheers, Jon
HelenCross wrote:
   17 Jan 2022
Thanks Jon, they're impressive big ants!

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Eucalypt Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

  • Myrmecia simillima Scientific name
  • A Bull Ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1156.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 98 images trained Machine learning
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