Myrmecia pyriformis

A Bull ant at Mount Clear, ACT

Myrmecia pyriformis at Mount Clear, ACT - 17 Mar 2022
Myrmecia pyriformis at Mount Clear, ACT - 17 Mar 2022
Myrmecia pyriformis at Mount Clear, ACT - 17 Mar 2022
Myrmecia pyriformis at Mount Clear, ACT - 17 Mar 2022
Myrmecia pyriformis at Mount Clear, ACT - 17 Mar 2022
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Myrmecia pyriformis 28 Mar 2022 JonLewis
Myrmecia sp. (genus) 28 Mar 2022 JonLewis
Unidentified 21 Mar 2022 TimL

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JonLewis wrote:
   28 Mar 2022
Hi Tim, sorry about the delay on the ID. Great photos. This is a male, and there is little information available to allow a strong ID (most ant ID's are based on workers). However this looks awfully like some pictures of a male Myrmecia pyriformis posted by Ajay Narendra, who used to work on ant vision using Myrmecia as his subject, so he is a bit of an expert in the area. The images look good and Ajay knows what he is doing, so I am pretty happy with the ID - have a look. Cheers, Jon https://www.flickr.com/photos/myrmex/sets/72157594447358325/

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