Bull ant or Bulldog ant at Coree, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmecia tarsata | 10 Jan 2025 | SimonDunstan | ||
| Unverified | 9 Jan 2023 | LD12 |
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User's notes
Multiple individuals seen dragging their prey across the track
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
10 Jan 2023
Hi LD12, this ant looks a lot like Myrmecia tarsata, but I can't quite see it well enough to be sure. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 148.889198-35.267340
- Altitude 721.0m
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2022 12:06 PM Recorded on
- LD12 Recorded by
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LD12 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Myrmecia tarsata Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- Unidentified larva Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Myrmecia tarsata Scientific name
- Bull ant or Bulldog ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1109m 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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