Myrmecorhynchus emeryi (Possum Ant)
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi is the most widely distributed species in the genus, occurring from south-eastern Queensland (with a single record further north) south through New South Wales and Victoria to south-western Western Australia. It is found in a range of habitats including mallee, sandstone scrub and moist gully woodlands, dry to wet sclerophyll and rainforest. Nests are found in dead branches, twigs and vines, in soil most commonly at the base of tree but also under rocks or occasionally in moss. Nests have also been found in dead stumps (including a Xanthorrhoea stump). Workers are most commonly seen foraging on trees and low vegetation and have been found feeding at extra-floral nectaries of Acacia pycnantha. (Shattuck 2015, via AntWiki)
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi is listed in the following regions:
Species information
- Myrmecorhynchus emeryi Scientific name
- Possum Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822.91m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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