Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Belconnen, ACT
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 26 Aug 2024 | |
| Pheidole sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 20 Aug 2024 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 20 Aug 2024 |
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3 comments
26 Aug 2024
Hi @kasiaaus, great photos of such a small ant, but there are a number of small ants like this that are hard to tell apart without a microscope, even to the subfamily level. Appreciate the effort though! Cheers, Jon
26 Aug 2024
Thank you Jon. Is there no point taking ant photos or just no point photographing small ones?
26 Aug 2024
The very small ants are very hard to ID from a photo, but anything about 4 mm or bigger is usually able to be identified with a good photo (like those you take). Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075305-35.234973
- Altitude 616.2m
- Maps Lake Ginninderra
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 Aug 2024 12:30 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
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5 / 7
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