Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Paddys River, ACT
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| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 4 Jul 2022 | |
| Myrmecia tarsata | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Jul 2022 |
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Some kind of dispute, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
1 comment
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
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
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmecia sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Bull ant or Jack Jumper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
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