Ant at Freshwater Creek, VIC
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) | 17 Aug 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) | 16 Aug 2025 | WendyEM |
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3 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
17 Aug 2025
Thanks Jon, Apart from a better macro lens/camera/flash is there a body feature, I should photograph, that would get ID further?
JonLewis
wrote:
17 Aug 2025
Hi Wendy, apart from being fairly close and with good light, ideally there should be three views on an ant: one looking at its face, one looking straight down at its back and one looking at the side of the ant. If you look up this link as an example (https://antwiki.org/wiki/Iridomyrmex_rufoniger) you will see the three images which are always taken for illustrating a type specimen. Of course, this is done on a pinned specimen with specialised equipment, and it's not really possible to do this in the field, but it will give you some idea of the three views which are really useful. Good luck! Jon
WendyEM
wrote:
19 Aug 2025
Thanks Jon for your help. Better photographic gear (and steadier hands) is probably my answer
Location information
- Coordinates 144.270113-38.250341
- Places Freshwater Creek, VIC
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 7 Apr 2025 04:34 PM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
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WendyEM NatureMapr Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus sp Associated plant
- Cicadellidae Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1600.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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