Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Taylor, ACT
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| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 25 Aug 2024 | ||
| Myrmecia forceps | Jiggy | 25 Aug 2024 |
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Public. On the Centenary trail of one tree hill
1 comment
25 Aug 2024
Hi Jiggy, I’d like to be able to confirm this as Myrmecia forceps but the photos are not clear enough to be sure and it would be a very unusual sighting for the region (only one sighting recorded for the region in the Atlas of Living Australia, in 1983). I hope you see it again. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.085688-35.153567
- Altitude 765.0m
- Places Taylor, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Aug 2024 10:31 AM Recorded on
- Jiggy Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Female Gender
Collections
- Jiggy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmecia sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Bull ant or Jack Jumper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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