1 A spiny ant at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Polyrhachis phryne | 1 Oct 2023 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 29 Sep 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Polyrhachis phryne | 29 Sep 2023 | SimoneC |
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User's notes
Photos also show the nest built from dead vegetation at the base of an old dying grevillea. The holes became visible when I moved some dead grass to get at some dead wood, and a number ants emerged when disturbed. They had been covered up when I went back the next day
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
1 Oct 2023
Thanks Simone. Interesting to the the carton made by these ants. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051766-34.977672
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 29 Sep 2023 04:30 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Polyrhachis phryne Scientific name
- A spiny ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 955.26m Recorded at altitude
- 74 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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