Tufted Tyrant Ant at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex rufoniger | 29 Aug 2022 | JonLewis | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 28 Aug 2022 | Boagshoags | ||
| Unverified | 26 Aug 2022 | ConBoekel |
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User's notes
Closer to 5mm than to 12mm.
1 comment
ConBoekel
wrote:
29 Aug 2022
Hi BoagsHoags
I believe that these may be significantly shorter than Meat Ants. The behaviour is similar. (I forgot to mention that the plant is A. buxifolia.)
regards
Con
I believe that these may be significantly shorter than Meat Ants. The behaviour is similar. (I forgot to mention that the plant is A. buxifolia.)
regards
Con
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107137-35.259977
- Altitude 625.0m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 26 Aug 2022 03:34 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex rufoniger Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- A. buxifolia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Iridomyrmex rufoniger Scientific name
- Tufted Tyrant Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 839.43m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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