A Bull Ant at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmecia simillima | 7 Oct 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Myrmecia simillima | 7 Oct 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Myrmecia tarsata | 30 Sep 2020 | TimL |
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User's notes
Sighted struggling on a path during very cold and windy conditions.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
7 Oct 2020
Hi Tim, sorry for the delay in responding. I'm pretty sure this is M. simillima. M. tarsata is usually a very dark or black ant with a red tip on the tail. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.169090-35.245222
- Altitude 659.5m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Sep 2020 12:09 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Myrmecia simillima Scientific name
- A Bull Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1156.7m Recorded at altitude
- 98 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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