Unidentified ant at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Formicidae (family) | 10 Jan 2023 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Jan 2023 | abread111 |
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perhaps a sometimes pollinator
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JonLewis
wrote:
10 Jan 2023
Hi abread111, the ant looks like it is probably an Iridomyrmex, but I can't tell from the photo. Ants forage a fair bit on flowers and could be accidental pollinators, but there is little evidence that they do this role very often. Cheers, Jon
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.149879-35.237113
- Altitude 622.0m
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 8 Jan 2023 04:48 PM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
Additional information
- sticky everlasting Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1327.5m Recorded at altitude
- 247 images trained Machine learning
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