Pheidole sp. (genus)

1 Seed-harvesting ant at Yarralumla, ACT

Pheidole sp. (genus) at Yarralumla, ACT - 4 Mar 2025 12:09 PM
Pheidole sp. (genus) at Yarralumla, ACT - 4 Mar 2025 12:09 PM
Pheidole sp. (genus) at Yarralumla, ACT - 4 Mar 2025 12:09 PM
Pheidole sp. (genus) at Yarralumla, ACT - 4 Mar 2025 12:09 PM
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Pheidole sp. (genus) 5 Mar 2025 JonLewis
Pheidole sp. (genus) 5 Mar 2025 CarbonAI
Unidentified 5 Mar 2025 TimL

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On a footpath at the Arboretum there was an exposed tree root damaged by foot traffic. The root was oozing resin and trapped within one of the small globs of resin was a suffocated ant. Under different conditions and times this might have become a resin encased fossil. There were no other ants in the immediate vicinity to help with identification. Unlikely to be able to identify any further than ‘ant.’ More of a curiosity than anything else.

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