Podomyrma gratiosa

Muscleman tree ant at Aranda, ACT

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Identification history

	Podomyrma gratiosa	29 Jan 2019	JonLewis
	Podomyrma gratiosa	28 Jan 2019	CathB

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I had previously only seen these on E. rossii, and there were plenty on a nearby one, but this was the first time on a stringybark. There weren't very many. Another one was apparently being attacked by coconut ants on an E. polyanthemos (sighting 4190791).

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

30 Jan 2019

Thanks Jon I wondered about this one, as this specimen has hairs on its bum, which I don't see in the other images but they may just be a trick of the camera.

JonLewis wrote:

30 Jan 2019

Hi Michael, yes, the camera has just caught the light right so you can see the hairs easily against the dark gaster.

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Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
27 Jan 2019 08:12 AM Recorded on
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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E. macrorhynca Associated plant

Species information

Podomyrma gratiosa Scientific name
Muscleman tree ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 834.88m Recorded at altitude
112 images trained Machine learning
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