A sugar ant at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Camponotus sp. (genus) | 1 Jan 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Camponotus nigroaeneus | 28 Dec 2024 | Pirom |
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1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
1 Jan 2025
Hi Priom, your ant could well be Camponotus nigroeaneus but I can't see it well enough in the photo to distinguish it confidently from Camponotus aeneopilosus, which doesn't always show the characteristic shiny golden abdomen, depending on the light. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152953-35.267936
- Altitude 665.1m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2024 06:02 PM Recorded on
- Pirom Recorded by
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Collections
Pirom Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Eucalyptus melliodora Associated plant
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Camponotus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1650.1m Recorded at altitude
- 208 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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