Field furnace ant at Michelago, NSW
Identification history
| Melophorus perthensis | 8 May 2023 | JonLewis | ||
| Melophorus perthensis | 3 May 2023 | Illilanga |
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Private property. No public access without permission. The meat ant also in the photos was determined but didn't prevail. ;)
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
8 May 2023
Another good ID. You had be worried for a while, as I thought the weather was a bit cold for these ants to be out an about, but then I noticed that the sighting was actually in the middle of summer! Cheers, Jon
Illilanga
wrote:
8 May 2023
Yep, trying to get through my backlog of photos... so expect some more ant sightings. :) Cheers, Sandra
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156072-35.779210
- Altitude 798.5m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2018 02:32 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Illilanga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Melophorus perthensis Scientific name
- Field furnace ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 516.9m to 798.5m Recorded at altitude
- 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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