Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | 2 Mar 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Myrmecia simillima | 2 Mar 2025 | patrickcox |
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It looks like a Banded sugar ant lost a fight with this bull ant
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
2 Mar 2025
Hi Patrick, this ant does look similar to Myrmecia simillima, but the mendibles don't look quite right in this photo, so have left it at genus level. And it may have won the fight with the Camponotus, but I'm pretty sure it didn't really want to be carrying most of one around! Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 148.905537-35.465525
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2025 10:00 AM Recorded on
- patrickcox Recorded by
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patrickcox NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Myrmecia sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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