Dolly ant at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Dolichoderus scabridus | 18 Oct 2022 | JonLewis | ||
| Dolichoderus scabridus | 17 Oct 2022 | SWishart |
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User's notes
Not sure if the ant was herding or attacking the leafhopper. They were on a large rock with no other ants or leafhoppers around. I'll submit the leafhopper separately
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
18 Oct 2022
I haven't seen this ant with leaf hoppers before, so it's an interesting sighting. It looks more like its attending it than trying to attack it. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 148.894470-35.417448
- Altitude 1414.1m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Oct 2022 12:04 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
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Collections
SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dolichoderus scabridus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- Leafhopper Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Dolichoderus scabridus Scientific name
- Dolly ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1491.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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