Sighting 4480254
Diamma bicolor
Blue ant, Bluebottle ant at Aranda, ACT
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| Diamma bicolor | SimoneC | 26 Mar 2023 | |
| Diamma bicolor | CathB | 23 Mar 2023 |
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User's notes
Similar to sighting 4473424, which I was very surprised to learn was the male blue ant, but mid-afternoon this time. In both cases they seem to have arranged themselves roughly in size order with bigger ones at the bottom.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.079355-35.268145
- Altitude 537.2m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 21 Mar 2023 03:50 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Male Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Diamma bicolor Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Diamma bicolor Scientific name
- Blue ant, Bluebottle ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1272.7m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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