Camponotus suffusus

Golden-tailed sugar ant at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

	Camponotus suffusus	10 Jan 2023	JonLewis
	Unverified	29 Dec 2022	AlisonMilton

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3 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

29 Dec 2022

@JonLewis Jon, the red head on this one has me confused. Thanks

JonLewis wrote:

10 Jan 2023

Hi Alison, sorry for the slow response - just got back to this after a few weeks off. This species sometimes has a dark red head - if you look through the CNM images you will find one or two other sightings with similar coloured heads. I think it's likely that the head gets darker as the ant ages, eventually looking blackish - many ants start out with fairly light colours which get darker as they mature, particularly as they spend time out of the nest foraging in the daylight. Cheers, Jon

AlisonMilton wrote:

10 Jan 2023

Thanks Jon.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.028438 -35.237148
Altitude 625.2m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
22 Dec 2022 12:47 PM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Eucalyptus Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Camponotus suffusus Scientific name
Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 899.01m Recorded at altitude
243 images trained Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

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South Australia

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