Formicidae (family)
Unidentified ant at Avoca, QLD
Identification history
| Formicidae (family) | 23 Feb 2025 | SimonDunstan | ||
| Unverified | 23 Feb 2025 | Gaylesp8 |
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User's notes
Large black coloured ants, very common around the yard, in trees and shed.
2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
23 Feb 2025
Hi Gayle, would guess this was Polyrhachis australis, but can’t be sure from the photos. Take a look at the sightings of this species on https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201993-Polyrhachis-australis and see if it’s your ant. Cheers, Jon
Gaylesp8
wrote:
24 Feb 2025
Thanks Jon, yes, that looks like the ant, they also get into pipes and similar in the shed as well as being found around the garden.
Location information
- Coordinates 152.307032-24.889357
- Altitude 27.1m
- Places Avoca, QLD
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 15 Feb 2025 10:07 AM Recorded on
- Gaylesp8 Recorded by
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Collections
Gaylesp8 NatureMapr Formicidae (family) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects - Grape Fruit Tree. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Formicidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Formicidae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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