Myrmecia nigriceps

Black-headed bull ant at Ainslie, ACT

Myrmecia nigriceps at Ainslie, ACT - 25 Feb 2023
Myrmecia nigriceps at Ainslie, ACT - 25 Feb 2023
Myrmecia nigriceps at Ainslie, ACT - 25 Feb 2023
Myrmecia nigriceps at Ainslie, ACT - 25 Feb 2023
Myrmecia nigriceps at Ainslie, ACT - 25 Feb 2023
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Myrmecia nigriceps 10 Jan 2025 SimonDunstan
Myrmecia sp. (genus) 25 Feb 2023 Hejor1

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JonLewis wrote:
   25 Feb 2023
This is a male alate (small head and mandibles compared with a queen, which has large head and mandibles like the workers). Very likely Myrmecia nigriceps.

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