2 Bull ant or Bulldog ant at Upper Nepean
Identification history
| Myrmecia tarsata | 15 Jan 2025 | SimonDunstan | ||
| Myrmecia tarsata | 28 Apr 2024 | Curiosity | ||
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | 27 Apr 2024 | Curiosity | ||
| Myrmecia pyriformis | 16 Feb 2024 | JanHartog |
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3 comments
Curiosity
wrote:
27 Apr 2024
Hi, would you have any other views of this ant? I think the antennae and mandibles might be yellowish, but not sure.
Curiosity
wrote:
28 Apr 2024
Thanks for the extra images. They give me a better feel for body colours. I think this ant could be Myrmecia tarsata.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.534200-34.403300
- Maps Alpine Upper Nepean Wingecarribee Local Government Area
- Places Alpine, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2023 05:54 AM Recorded on
- JanHartog Recorded by
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JanHartog NatureMapr Southern Highlands Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Myrmecia tarsata Scientific name
- Bull ant or Bulldog ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1109m Recorded at altitude
- 144 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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