Iridomyrmex rufoniger (Tufted Tyrant Ant)
A very common ant around the ACT region. Quite agressive and will bite readily, but can't sting. It can recruit large numbers to a food source and quickly monopolise it.
Iridomyrmex rufoniger is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands
Species information
- Iridomyrmex rufoniger Scientific name
- Tufted Tyrant Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 763.4m Recorded at altitude
- 108 images trained Machine learning
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ANBG Banksia Street Wetland Corridor Block 402 Dawson Street Gardens Dickson Wetland Dickson Wetland Corridor Dryandra St Woodland Harcourt Hill Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby Kama Molonglo River Reserve Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain Mount Painter Mount Pleasant National Arboretum Woodland Piney Ridge Queanbeyan River The Pinnacle Umbagong District Park Uriarra TSR -
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