1 Dwarf Pedicel Ant at Dunlop, ACT
Identification history
| Tapinoma sp. (genus) | 4 Jun 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Tapinoma sp. (genus) | 4 Jun 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Technomyrmex sp. (genus) | 31 May 2020 | CathB |
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Tiny ant (1-2 mm) on smooth eucalypt trunk
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
4 Jun 2020
Hi Cath, well done, another new genus for CNM! This tiny any is closely related to Technomyrmex, so your ID wasn't far off. There are a few tiny brownish or black ants like this, all needing a very close look in order to ID. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073469-35.268673
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 31 May 2020 12:01 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Tapinoma sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Dwarf Pedicel Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 536.2m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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