Throsby, ACT
Identification history
| Dolichoderinae (subfamily) | 24 Oct 2024 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 24 Oct 2024 | TimL |
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User's notes
The echidna was sighted feeding on ants that were within a fallen branch. In the first image ants can be seen on the echidna's snout and on the spines around its face.
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
24 Oct 2024
Terrific photos Tim, but can't be sure what the ant is. Most likely Iridomyrmex or Anonychomyrma. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.157185-35.177223
- Altitude 652.1m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Throsby, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2024 10:58 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Dolichoderinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 987.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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