Myrmecia nigriceps
Black-headed bull ant at Ainslie, ACT
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| Myrmecia nigriceps | SimonDunstan | 10 Jan 2025 | |
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | Hejor1 | 25 Feb 2023 |
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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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.151275-35.262375
- Altitude 618.8m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Feb 2023 04:18 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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- Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Myrmecia nigriceps Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia nigriceps Scientific name
- Black-headed bull ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1135m Recorded at altitude
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