A spiny ant at Rocky Hill War Memorial Park and Bush Reserve, Goulburn
Identification history
| Polyrhachis sp. (genus) | 29 May 2024 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 29 May 2024 | trevorpreston |
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User's notes
Under a piece of concrete and surrounded by termites.
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
29 May 2024
Hi Trevor, this is a queen (after losing her wings), probably trying to start a new colony - with no help from the termites. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.736131-34.758045
- Altitude 732.0m
- Maps Rocky Hill War Memorial Park and Bush Reserve, Goulburn Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Goulburn, NSW
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 29 May 2024 02:21 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Polyrhachis sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Polyrhachis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A spiny ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1367.61m Recorded at altitude
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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