Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Higgins Woodland
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 28 Nov 2023 | |
| Camponotus consobrinus | Amata | 28 Nov 2023 | |
| Acanthinevania sp. (genus) | MichaelWenke | 26 Nov 2023 |
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5 comments
28 Nov 2023
Hi @Trevor I’m finding it hard to get a good match for this. The wing venation does not match Acanthinevania, or any other type of Evaniidae wasp. Was it alive when you photographed it?
28 Nov 2023
Could this be an ant? I have seen a few that look like this and have wondered if they were queens whose gasters had been picked off by predators
28 Nov 2023
Suggestion based on similarity between this individual and male Nocturnal Sugar Ants.
28 Nov 2023
Hi all, its a male ant that has lost its gaster in some areas unfortunate accident. Can’t ID even to genus. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030359-35.228095
- Maps Higgins Woodland
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Nov 2023 08:54 AM Recorded on
- MichaelWenke Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelWenke Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
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