1 Rhytidoponera ant at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) | 24 Feb 2025 | SimonDunstan | ||
| Rhytidoponera metallica | 24 Feb 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unverified | 24 Feb 2025 | kasiaaus |
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This ant had no head and was walking around :-o
2 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
24 Feb 2025
I was wondering where the antennae were. This ant looks like an ant mimicking spider mimicking ant.
SimonDunstan
wrote:
24 Feb 2025
Ride of the headless horseant .
Generally ants will continue operating without gasters for quite a while. Headless the head would work for a while but if the body was still moving it must have been a clean and recent decapitation :)
Generally ants will continue operating without gasters for quite a while. Headless the head would work for a while but if the body was still moving it must have been a clean and recent decapitation :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049565-35.208572
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Feb 2025 04:09 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Injured / sick Animal health
Species information
- Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rhytidoponera ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1370.6m Recorded at altitude
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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