Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Belconnen, ACT
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| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 13 Feb 2023 | |
| Myrmecia forficata | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Feb 2023 | |
| Unverified | JohnGiacon | 7 Feb 2023 |
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'aggressive'
3 comments
13 Feb 2023
Hi Michael & jgiacon, you may be right that it is Myrmecia forficata, but that species can be pretty similar looking to Myrmecia pyriformis (which I suspect that it is, but can't be sure) so I'm cautiously leaving it a genus level. Cheers, Jon
13 Feb 2023
Hi Jon, is the something I could get a photo of that would identify the species? John
13 Feb 2023
Hi John, the gold standard for trying to ID an ant from images is to have a picture of the head face-on, (flat on to the camera, neither tilted forward nor backwards), plus an image taken of the dorsal surface (from straight above the ant) and an image taken directly from the side. It is not easy to get these photos in field conditions, with a moving ant, but images taken from a few angles are generally helpful. The other thing is just image clarity, so the fine detail of the ant can be seen - also not always easy to do in the field. Good luck! Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074513-35.247319
- Maps Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 222 Abundance
- 6 Feb 2023 05:06 PM Recorded on
- JohnGiacon Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- JohnGiacon Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmecia sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Bull ant or Jack Jumper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
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