Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Forbes Creek, NSW
Identify this sighting
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | AlisonMilton | 10 Jan 2025 | |
| Myrmecia simillima | AlisonMilton | 8 Jan 2025 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
2 comments
10 Jan 2025
Hi Alison, based on the shape of the mandibles, this ant is not M. simillima, which has straight-sided mandibles. It is likely to be M. forficata or M. brevinoda, but can't see it well enough to be sure. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.543548-35.447570
- Altitude 989.8m
- Maps Tallaganda National Park
- Places Forbes Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2025 12:50 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Myrmecia sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Bull ant or Jack Jumper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Description