Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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Discussion

RAllen wrote:

54 min ago

See sighting 4654124
Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie)

Myrmecia sp. (genus)

Mike wrote:

Yesterday

There were only a few climbing the tree, not like the dozens that filled my shoes and climbed my legs a few minutes before. I shouldn't stand still to take photos.

Iridomyrmex purpureus

Maren wrote:

Yesterday

Hi Jon - I was just guessing, thanks for the correction :)

Myrmecia sp. (genus)

JonLewis wrote:

16 Mar 2025

Nice pix Kylie. Cheers, Jon

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

JonLewis wrote:

16 Mar 2025

Hi Maren, from the photos I can't be sure which species this is (though it could be Myrmecia simillima) but it's almost certainly not Myrmecia fucosa, which seems to be a very uncommon species found mainly in SA and Victoria along the Murray-Darling basin, and there are no records in the Canberra region. But you never know! Cheers, Jon

Myrmecia sp. (genus)