1 A Golden-tailed sugar ant at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmarachne sp. (genus) | 22 Feb 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Myrmarachne luctuosa | 10 Jan 2023 | JonLewis | ||
| Camponotus aeneopilosus | 6 Jan 2023 | AlisonMilton |
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2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
10 Jan 2023
Hi Alison, this ant is a spider! A good mimic, isn't it? In the main photo you can see the four legs on the left side, although they are not obvious on the right side. Lots of spiders hunt ants, and I suppose this one does too. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030342-35.238902
- Altitude 639.5m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2022 12:44 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Camponotus aeneopilosus Scientific name
- A Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 945m Recorded at altitude
- 420 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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