Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 4654671

Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Dry Plain, NSW

Formicidae (family) at Dry Plain, NSW - 16 Mar 2025 02:51 PM
Formicidae (family) at Dry Plain, NSW - 16 Mar 2025 02:51 PM
Formicidae (family) at Dry Plain, NSW - 16 Mar 2025 02:51 PM
Formicidae (family) at Dry Plain, NSW - 16 Mar 2025 02:51 PM
Formicidae (family) at Dry Plain, NSW - 16 Mar 2025 02:51 PM
Formicidae (family) at Dry Plain, NSW - 16 Mar 2025 02:51 PM
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Identification history

Formicidae (family) 20 Mar 2025 JonLewis
Unverified 20 Mar 2025 AndyRoo

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GPSed. Scale rule in mm. Length ~3mm. Incidental find when uploading plant sighting.

2 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   20 Mar 2025
Sorry Andy, not enough to go on here. Probably Iridomyrmex, but can't be sure from the photos. Cheers, Jon
AndyRoo wrote:
   21 Mar 2025
Thanks Jon. Appreciate the the thought. In any case I'm not sure the macro on my camera could get good enough pics for ID purposes.

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  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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