Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Forde, ACT
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 30 Jun 2025 | |
| Chelaner kiliani | TimL | 7 May 2025 |
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After recent rain there were puddles with floating rafts of Springtails and other insects. This particular raft had two different ants on it as seen in these images. This sighting is for the smaller ant, which is possibly a Kilian's Ant, but not sure. The second, larger ant was possibly a Greenhead ant, Rhytidoponera metalicca.
1 comment
30 Jun 2025
Hi Tim, could definitely be Monomorium/Chelaner, but also Pheidole. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156132-35.173608
- Altitude 639.5m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Apr 2025 12:05 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
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