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Polyrhachis phryne

A spiny ant at Scullin, ACT

Polyrhachis phryne at Scullin, ACT - 3 Nov 2019
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Identification history

Polyrhachis phryne 8 Dec 2019 JonLewis
Dolichoderus doriae 7 Dec 2019 AlisonMilton

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JonLewis wrote:
   8 Dec 2019
Hi Alison, they both have spines on the body and are about the same size, so easily confused. Cheers, Jon

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Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Polyrhachis phryne Scientific name
  • A spiny ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 955.26m Recorded at altitude
  • 72 images trained Machine learning
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