Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Higgins Woodland

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Identification history

Formicidae (family)	28 Nov 2023	JonLewis
Camponotus consobrinus	28 Nov 2023	Amata
Acanthinevania sp. (genus)	26 Nov 2023	MichaelWenke

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5 comments

SimoneC wrote:

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?

CathB wrote:

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

Amata wrote:

28 Nov 2023

Suggestion based on similarity between this individual and male Nocturnal Sugar Ants.

SimoneC wrote:

28 Nov 2023

I did wonder if it might be an ant

JonLewis wrote:

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

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
26 Nov 2023 08:54 AM Recorded on
MichaelWenke Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) MichaelWenke Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Formicidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1327.5m Recorded at altitude
436 images trained Machine learning
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