A Bull ant at Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB)
Identification history
| Myrmecia pyriformis | 28 Jan 2024 | JonLewis | ||
| Myrmecia simillima | 25 Jan 2024 | JohnGiacon |
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JonLewis
wrote:
28 Jan 2024
Hi John, the ID is based on the mandibles (combined with colour and oter features). Myrmecia simillima has distictively straight mandibles with very little or no curve along the length of the mandible except for at the tip. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074508-35.247306
- Altitude 599.0m
- Maps Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 123 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2024 01:53 PM Recorded on
- JohnGiacon Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) JohnGiacon Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Myrmecia pyriformis Scientific name
- A Bull ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1387.5m Recorded at altitude
- 76 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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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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