Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Weston, ACT

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Identification history

	Formicidae (family)	12 Dec 2022	JonLewis
	Unverified	11 Dec 2022	AliceH

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I am wondering if this is an ant nest? Managed to capture picture of the ants running in and out of the log and have added the picture of the ant. Possibly shiny coconut ant?

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JonLewis wrote:

12 Dec 2022

Hi Alice, sorry, but I can't be sure what species of ant this is from the photos. My best guess would be Myrmecorhynchus emeryi but there are one or two other things it could be too. It is possible that your other photo does show its nest, but the wood particles could also be from beetles working their way through the log. Cheers, Jon

AliceH wrote:

13 Dec 2022

Hi Jon

thank you I will head on down and try to get better photos apologies they were moving so fast! It was also unclear to me whether they were in fact connected to the interesting material at the base of the log. I will investigate further and report back :) cheers Alice

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
11 Dec 2022 05:35 PM Recorded on
AliceH Recorded by
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AliceH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm 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
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.

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