Papyrius sp. (genus)
A Coconut Ant at Symonston, ACT
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| Papyrius sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 23 Oct 2024 | |
| Papyrius sp. (genus) | Mike | 23 Oct 2024 |
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2 comments
23 Oct 2024
Thanks Jon. Do you know what area a colony of coconut ants might occupy- 10, 50, 100 metres wide? I imagine this sapling is a foraging site for a nest in a stump a few metres away, but there are many nests across the track.
23 Oct 2024
Hi Mike, I have measured the area of the colony of Papyrius near the Namadgi visitor centre (the larger, hairy undescribed species) and it was around 60m long and 10 - 20 m wide, with GPS sampling points giving minimum polygon area of about 460 sqr m. Other sites are fairly commonly around 200 sqr m. So, yes, it is certainly possible that any sightings within 10 or 20 m are all the same colony. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- Mike Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papyrius sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Papyrius sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1006.19m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Papyrius sp.
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