Golden-tailed sugar ant at Wodonga, VIC
Identification history
| Camponotus suffusus | 25 May 2025 | SimonDunstan | ||
| Camponotus suffusus | 23 May 2025 | KylieWaldon | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 18 May 2025 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
not sure what insect this ant (and the other ants) were tending to. Each one had about 10 to look after.
2 comments
SimonDunstan
wrote:
19 May 2025
First photo is of Camponotus suffusus, second and third are a seperate species :)
KylieWaldon
wrote:
23 May 2025
thanks Simon. I have separated them. I never even thought that they would be different species being so close together.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.876809-36.157487
- Maps Ewart Brothers Reserve Wodonga
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 May 2025 12:15 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
Mesmerising nature moments..... KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Camponotus suffusus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- red leafed wattle Associated plant
- unknown insects Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Camponotus suffusus Scientific name
- Golden-tailed sugar ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 899.01m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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