Dolly ant at Tennent, ACT
Identification history
| Dolichoderus doriae | 28 Feb 2026 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 28 Feb 2026 | JaneR |
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User's notes
Size is a guess, from memory perhaps 15 mm long.
Distinctive colouring: body a dull olive-green; legs, a shiny deep red plum
The group of ants was fairly static: lots of waving antennae., but all stying in their huddle.
Nearby, other ant, not part of the huddle, but exploring and being busy.
No hint of aggression or defensiveness: when I stepped close to get a better look, I trod on a twig or leaf that went into the middle of the huddle and moved them: but no reaction, they ignored this disturbance.
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
28 Feb 2026
Thanks JaneR, nice photos & notes. There is some additional information about this ant at the site below. Cheers, Jon
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Dolichoderus_doriae
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Dolichoderus_doriae
Location information
- Coordinates 148.932814-35.627156
- Altitude 1177.6m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2026 01:54 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
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JaneR NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Dolichoderus doriae Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Dolichoderus doriae Scientific name
- Dolly ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1361.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes