Slow Ant at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Amblyopone australis | 15 Jul 2026 | JonLewis | ||
| Amblyopone sp. (genus) | 13 Jul 2026 | CathB |
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User's notes
Under the same rock as the larger hairier ants seen in the previous sighting (4731426) and shown with these in the last photo. See the other sighting for details.
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
15 Jul 2026
And following on from the other sighting, I'm also happy these are all the same species of ant despite the variation in size of the individuals. Some types of ant are monomorphic, having virtually all workers more-or-less the same size, but some are polymorphic and have workers which can vary widely in size. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.064722-35.268611
- 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
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Collections
CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects Amblyopone australis
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Amblyopone australis Scientific name
- Slow Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 739m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes