Unidentified ant at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Formicidae (family) | 13 Aug 2023 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Aug 2023 | KMcCue |
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User's notes
Surely this ant is a potential pollinator?
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
13 Aug 2023
Hi Kevin, yes, I think you are right about being a potential pollinator, but can't really see the ant well enough to be confident of the ID - looks like an Iridomyrmex, but can't be sure. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081436-35.258097
- Altitude 640.3m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Aug 2023 11:15 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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Collections
Winter Pollinator Research Project Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Banksia Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1327.5m Recorded at altitude
- 432 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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