Camponotus aeneopilosus
A Golden-tailed sugar ant at Latham, ACT
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| Camponotus aeneopilosus | JonLewis | 8 Jul 2025 | |
| Camponotus aeneopilosus | Caric | 8 Jul 2025 | |
| Unverified | Caric | 8 Jul 2025 |
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User's notes
Long golden hairs on abdomen, the gold colour more obvious in some individuals than in others. Some ants only 1cm long, others more like 1.5cm and stockier. They were disturbed by my weeding. They have a nest in some fine blue metal gravel around a culvert.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.026149-35.213897
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 8 Jul 2025 12:20 PM Recorded on
- Caric Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Camponotus aeneopilosus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Camponotus aeneopilosus Scientific name
- A Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 945m Recorded at altitude
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