Myrmecia nigrocincta
Jumper ant, jumping jack at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Myrmecia nigrocincta | JonLewis | 26 Apr 2025 | |
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 26 Apr 2025 | |
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | MazzV | 26 Apr 2025 |
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User's notes
Saw this Jumping Jack (photo 1), and then found the nest (photos 2, 3, 4, & 5). The pincers on these look to be orange like the colour on alternate body segments. May be same Sp as at sightings 4664536 &/ 4664561.
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 12 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Myrmecia nigrocincta Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Myrmecia nigrocincta Scientific name
- Jumper ant, jumping jack Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 128.3m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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