Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
Ant at Forde, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 9 Nov 2024 | |
| Dolichoderinae (subfamily) | TimL | 9 Nov 2024 |
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David facing down Goliath. The first image shows a tiny ant on a pebble next to the snout of a hungry echidna. The echidna recorded in sighting 4613217 was seen feasting on ants, some of which made it onto the spines and hairs on the echidna's back. The final image shows three ants on the echidna's face just beneath the layer of larger spines. Sorry about the difficult identification challenge @JonLewis
1 comment
9 Nov 2024
I can’t believe you got those shots Tim! Amazing. Certainly Iridomyrmex and very likely Iridomyrmex rufoniger. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.158180-35.166857
- Altitude 640.6m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2024 12:12 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- An echidna Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1600.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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