Shining Coconut Ant at Gordon, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius nitidus | 3 Feb 2022 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 3 Feb 2022 | LisaB |
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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
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) LisaB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 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
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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