Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Watson, ACT
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| Formicidae (family) | JonLewis | 25 Oct 2026 | |
| Unverified | abread111 | 24 Oct 2026 |
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User's notes
Urban life survey - Wade St park Lots of ants in leaf litter and woody debris, but hard to photograph. Several different types judging by size.
1 comment
25 Oct 2026
Hi abread, yep, ants can be hard to photograph! From your note about the different sizes and the general look of the ant it is probably a species of Melophorus, but I can’t see it well enough to confirm. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.151292-35.237041
- Altitude 620.0m
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2026 11:22 AM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- abread111 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
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