Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Franklin, ACT
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 15 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | AndyRoo | 15 Aug 2025 |
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User's notes
GPSed. Incidental sighting associated with Spotted Grass Frog sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4379131.
Estimate ant lengths ~2-3mm. 2nd pic is cropped from the first to provide a bit more magnification.
2 comments
15 Aug 2025
Hi Andy, thanks for the sighting, but can't really see the the ants well enough to do an ID. They are probably Iridomyrmex, but can't be sure. Cheers.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.145990-35.205458
- Altitude 610.5m
- Maps Budjan Galindji (Franklin Grassland) Reserve
- Places Franklin, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 12 Apr 2021 11:40 AM Recorded on
- AndyRoo Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- AndyRoo 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location