Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Identification history

	Formicidae (family)	30 Sep 2022	JonLewis
	Melophorus sp. (genus)	27 Sep 2022	JimL

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User's notes

A lot of activity at the top of this nest in Kama. Sorry, should have taken a closer image, but zoomed in is pretty good pixels still. Suspect Melophorus sp. after having a review of Ants in CNM - thanks to better photos!

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JonLewis wrote:

30 Sep 2022

Hi Jim, from the photo and the look of the nest, I'd guess that the ant is Iridomyrmex purpureus, but there's not enough detail in the photo to be sure. Cheers, Jon

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Location information

Coordinates 149.024162 -35.265178
Altitude 587.7m
Maps Kama Molonglo River Reserve
Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
3 Oct 2021 03:09 PM Recorded on
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JimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Formicidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
616 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

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