Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 26 Apr 2025 | |
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | MazzV | 26 Apr 2025 | |
| Unverified | MazzV | 26 Apr 2025 |
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Plum coloured bull ant with black abdomen, (photos 1-3), near its nest (photo 4). I suspect this is a different Sp, albeit same colourings) as the bull ants at sighting 4664486. This one has, what I’d describe as a head ending in a chisel shape, with eyes on the very corners and a pincer virtually below each eye. The ants at sighting 4664486 (photo 1) have a more rounded front to the head, and the eyes appear more set back on the head, as well as having smaller & black pincers.
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 12 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- dead leaf litter Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Myrmecia sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Bull ant or Jack Jumper Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location