Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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NatureMapr now receives more records in NSW than ACT

7 Mar 2025

Since 1 Jan 2025, NatureMapr 44% of all sightings uploaded were NSW based, while 43% were from the ACT.The remaining 13% were from other states, with VIC coming in third at 5%.Strictly speaking, 67% o...

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Discussion

ConBoekel wrote:

40 min ago

Thanks, Jon. Is there anything I can do to improve the photograhic targeting of ID characters?

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

JonLewis wrote:

1 hr ago

Probably Iridomyrmex rufoniger.

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

SimonDunstan wrote:

11 Mar 2025

New Queen of a Polyrhachis subgenus Hedomyrma sp

Polyrhachis sp. (genus)

LPW wrote:

10 Mar 2025

Thanks, thought it might be some type of queen. Sorry about the photo … she kept moving too fast.

I don’t know anything about ants … what features in a photo would help you best to get a good identification? Thanks, Leanne

Polyrhachis sp. (genus)

JonLewis wrote:

10 Mar 2025

This is a queen. Could be Polyrachis ammon, but can't be sure from the photos. Cheers, Jon

Polyrhachis sp. (genus)