Greenhead ant at Denman Prospect, ACT
Identification history
| Rhytidoponera metallica | 6 Sep 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Rhytidoponera metallica | 6 Sep 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unverified | 6 Sep 2025 | Jennybach |
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User's notes
Green head and thorax and browny maroon abdomen. Nest not obvious and ants were entering via small obscure hole in a slope of tiny sandy gravel. Located on rocky slope above gorge in an area very rich in native vegetation. Very fast moving
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.991256-35.301128
- Altitude 558.5m
- Maps West Stromlo
- Places Denman Prospect, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 6 Sep 2025 04:00 PM Recorded on
- Jennybach Recorded by
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Jennybach NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rhytidoponera metallica Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Rhytidoponera metallica Scientific name
- Greenhead ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1023.5m Recorded at altitude
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