Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | 4 Jul 2022 | JonLewis | ||
| Myrmecia tarsata | 4 Jul 2022 | michaelb |
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Some kind of dispute, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
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JonLewis
wrote:
4 Jul 2022
Hi Michael, your ID is probably right but I can't see the red tip on the gaster which would confirm this ant as M. tarsata, and I think it could equally be M. forficata or M. pyriformis from these photos, so I've only confirmed to genus. Cheers, Jon
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.897087-35.483857
- Altitude 838.3m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 13 Feb 2022 06:37 PM Recorded on
- michaelb Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Myrmecia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Bull ant or Jack Jumper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
- 110 images trained Machine learning
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