Pheidole sp. (genus)
1 Seed-harvesting ant at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Pheidole sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 5 Mar 2025 | |
| Pheidole sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 5 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 5 Mar 2025 |
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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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064598-35.291857
- Altitude 678.4m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Mar 2025 12:09 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Deceased Animal health
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pheidole sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Pheidole sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Seed-harvesting ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1141.89m Recorded at altitude
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