Barton, ACT
Identification history
| Myrmicinae (subfamily) | 17 Oct 2024 | JonLewis | ||
| Formicidae (family) | 15 Oct 2024 | Hejor1 |
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At least a dozen little piles around a gum tree in about 3x3m area. Ants themselves are tiny.
3 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
17 Oct 2024
Hi Hejor, we can rule out Funnel Ants (Aphaenogaster, which has a 4-segmented club), but it could still be either Monomorium or Pheidole. Cheers, Jon
JonLewis
wrote:
17 Oct 2024
@Hejor1 technically they can be diagnosed using a number of features, including the arrangement of hairs around the front of the head/mouth parts, and the general shape of the two segments between the main body and abdomen. Like most ants, though, they have a general look about them which is usually enough most of the time, and which is how ants are usually IDed on CNM, as we can't put them under a microscope. In this case I just can't see them well enough to be confident of the ID. As you know, small ants are hard to photograph in the field! Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.139944-35.304531
- Altitude 594.1m
- Places Barton, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 14 Oct 2024 12:31 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Myrmicinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 639.98m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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