Camponotus aeneopilosus
A Golden-tailed sugar ant at Weston, ACT
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| Camponotus aeneopilosus | JonLewis | 6 Mar 2024 | |
| Unverified | jmcleod | 6 Mar 2024 |
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User's notes
Carrying eggs/larvae into compost heap, apparently from hole in the ground on other side of the fence. Moving nest??
They don't like staying still for the paparazzi...
1 comment
6 Mar 2024
Hi jmcleod, maybe just moving brood around to give them the right temperature. Ants often shuffle brood to a warmer place if they want them to grow faster. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Places Weston, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- jmcleod Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Eggs Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- jmcleod Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Camponotus aeneopilosus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Camponotus aeneopilosus Scientific name
- A Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 945m Recorded at altitude
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