Myrmecia nigriceps

Black-headed bull ant at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

	Myrmecia nigriceps	8 Nov 2021	JonLewis
	Myrmecia fucosa	8 Nov 2021	Radha

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JonLewis wrote:

8 Nov 2021

Hi Radha, I'm pretty sure this ant is Myrmecia nigriceps, a common ant around the Canberra region which has the same distinctive blackish head and tail with a red/brown body as your ant. Myrmecia fucosa looks a bit similar but, as far as I know, hasn't been found in this region. Cheers, Jon

Radha wrote:

8 Nov 2021

Thanks

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Location information

Coordinates 149.095336 -35.317503
Places Deakin, ACT

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1 - 3 Abundance
5 Oct 2021 11:06 AM Recorded on
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Myrmecia nigriceps Scientific name
Black-headed bull ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 820.88m Recorded at altitude
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