Amblyopone australis
1 Slow Ant at Cook, ACT
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| Amblyopone australis | 15 Jul 2026 | JonLewis | ||
| Amblyopone sp. (genus) | 13 Jul 2026 | CathB |
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User's notes
These ants seemed larger, hairier, and more colourful than other Amblyopone ants. I don't think it was just the difficult light. They were being attacked by some small black ants. The last photo shows some very over-exposed large hairy ones in the upper left corner and some of the shiny ones on the right.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
15 Jul 2026
Hi Cath, I'm pretty happy these are Ambylopone australis although you don't often see this much colour and hairyness in a photo. The smaller ant might be Anonychomyrma, but difficult to tell. I would guess that both nests were disturbed and so they were all a bit cross when you took the photo. Cheers, Jon
CathB
wrote:
21 Jul 2026
Thanks Jon. Very interesting how different they can look, probably helped by the light in this case.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.064444-35.268611
- Altitude 700.0m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 8 Jul 2026 03:44 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Amblyopone australis Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Amblyopone australis Scientific name
- Slow Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 739m Recorded at altitude
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