Myrmecia nigriceps
Black-headed bull ant at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Myrmecia nigriceps | SimonDunstan | 10 Jan 2025 | |
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | SteveBorkowskis | 18 Mar 2022 |
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I believe this may be a Myrmecia male, not sure which species.
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18 Mar 2022
There's a good chance this is Myrmecia nigriceps, and it looks like the head illustration at https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Myrmecia but I don't know them well enough to be sure. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- SteveBorkowskis NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Myrmecia nigriceps Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia nigriceps Scientific name
- Black-headed bull ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1135m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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6 / 7
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