Hairy Coconut Ant at Mount Mugga Mugga
Identification history
| Papyrius sp (undescribed) | 28 Nov 2023 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius nitidus | 28 Nov 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Papyrius sp (undescribed) | 28 Nov 2023 | Christine |
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Jon, I'm pretty sure these are Hairy Coconut Ants, but oddly were in a tree adjacent to a colony of Shiny Coconut Ants. They definitely appeared larger, and also more reddish, and you can just see some "hairs" on some of them in the close up. I did squish one and definitely coconut smell. Interested to hear your thoughts ..
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Location information
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 15 Nov 2023 10:04 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Christine
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Papyrius sp (undescribed) Scientific name
- Hairy Coconut Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 733.09m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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