Sighting 4637248
Diamma bicolor
Blue ant, Bluebottle ant at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Diamma bicolor | SimoneC | 11 Jan 2025 | |
| Diamma bicolor | NateKingsford | 11 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | VanceLawrence | 11 Jan 2025 |
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User's notes
I'd estimate at about 20mm long. Glossy black with red legs.
2 comments
11 Jan 2025
Well, that explains why none of us in the party had seen one before. Thanks @NateKingsford
Location information
- Coordinates 148.993611-35.730000
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2025 11:40 AM Recorded on
- VanceLawrence Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- VanceLawrence NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Diamma bicolor Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Diamma bicolor Scientific name
- Blue ant, Bluebottle ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1272.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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7 / 7
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