Myrmecia pyriformis

A Bull ant at Yarralumla, ACT

Myrmecia pyriformis at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Nov 2024
Myrmecia pyriformis at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Nov 2024
Myrmecia pyriformis at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Nov 2024
Myrmecia pyriformis at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Nov 2024
Myrmecia pyriformis at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Nov 2024
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Identification history

Myrmecia pyriformis 16 Nov 2024 NateKingsford

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M. pyriformis carrying a recently captured Camponotus nigriceps

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Carrying the recently captured Camponotus nigriceps Associated Insect
  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Female Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Myrmecia pyriformis Scientific name
  • A Bull ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1387.5m Recorded at altitude
  • 76 images trained Machine learning
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