A golden spiny ant at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Polyrhachis semiaurata | 4 Jun 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Polyrhachis sp. (genus) | 4 Jun 2019 | JonLewis | ||
| Polyrhachis sp. (genus) | 3 Jun 2019 | TimL |
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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of this ants nest which was in a fallen tree. The nest opening is shown in the final image. At least 10 ants, all very active, were sighted whilst the images were being taken.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104537-35.276758
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 2 Jun 2019 12:49 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Polyrhachis semiaurata Scientific name
- A golden spiny ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 818.5m Recorded at altitude
- 67 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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