Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
To see a diagram of a worker ant illustrating terminology, visit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaster_(insect_anatomy)#/media/File:Scheme_ant_worker_anatomy-en.svg
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JonLewis
wrote:
28 Jan 2025
Hi Tim & Simon, the taxonomy of this genus is being revised at the moment and there are probably about three species around Canberra (and probably 8 - 10 species in all) which are very hard to tell apart, so we are recording all coconut ants just at genus level for now. Cheers, Jon
Papyrius sp. (genus)
KylieWaldon
wrote:
25 Jan 2025
TY SimonD. I seem to be getting a lot of different ants and ant behaviours this season! :)
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
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