Myrmecia pyriformis

A Bull ant at Yass River, NSW

Myrmecia pyriformis at Yass River, NSW - 16 Oct 2022
Myrmecia pyriformis at Yass River, NSW - 16 Oct 2022
Myrmecia pyriformis at Yass River, NSW - 16 Oct 2022
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Identification history

Myrmecia pyriformis 18 Oct 2022 JonLewis
Myrmecia pyriformis 17 Oct 2022 SenexRugosus
Myrmecia pyriformis 17 Oct 2022 SenexRugosus

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Has a painful bite.

1 comment

JonLewis wrote:
   18 Oct 2022
Its sting is much, much worse than its bite!

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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Myrmecia pyriformis Scientific name
  • A Bull ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1387.5m Recorded at altitude
  • 76 images trained Machine learning
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