Papyrius nitidus
Shining Coconut Ant at Gordon, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | AlisonMilton | 3 Feb 2022 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | LisaB | 3 Feb 2022 |
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Coconut ant nest in my garden in Gordon. The nest is against an ornamental plum tree. They have built it up and along a sucker from the tree, joining it back to the tree trunk at the top on the sucker. I have squashed one ant and it smells of coconut.
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Location information
- Places Gordon, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- LisaB Recorded by
- I have a coconut ant nest in my garden. They are building it against an ornamental plum tree. Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
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- LisaB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papyrius nitidus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 860.96m Recorded at altitude
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