Myrmecia sp. (genus)
Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Gherang, VIC
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| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 6 Oct 2025 | |
| Myrmecia sp. (genus) | WendyEM | 5 Oct 2025 |
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Gherang Gherang Bushland Reseserve
It didn't want a profile shot!
2 comments
6 Oct 2025
@WendyEM Myrmecia gulosa is a good suggestion, but almost all images on the Atlas of Living Australia shown the colour of the mandibles of Myrmecia gulosa as yellow or distinctly lighter than the head, and the gaster (abdomen) bicoloured, with the front part of the gaster red and the back part black. The ant also looks a lot like Myrmecia simillima, but I'm not sure enough to ID to species level. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 144.149063-38.304961
- Places Gherang, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2025 05:01 PM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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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
- External link More information
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