Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Bowning, NSW
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| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 16 Mar 2025 | ||
| Myrmecia fucosa | Maren | 16 Mar 2025 |
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2 comments
16 Mar 2025
Hi Maren, from the photos I can't be sure which species this is (though it could be Myrmecia simillima) but it's almost certainly not Myrmecia fucosa, which seems to be a very uncommon species found mainly in SA and Victoria along the Murray-Darling basin, and there are no records in the Canberra region. But you never know! Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Places Bowning, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Maren Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Maren NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Myrmecia sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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