Formicidae (family)

Unidentified ant at Avoca, QLD

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Identification history

	Formicidae (family)	23 Feb 2025	SimonDunstan
	Unverified	23 Feb 2025	Gaylesp8

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User's notes

Large black coloured ants, very common around the yard, in trees and shed.

2 comments

JonLewis wrote:

23 Feb 2025

Hi Gayle, would guess this was Polyrhachis australis, but can’t be sure from the photos. Take a look at the sightings of this species on https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201993-Polyrhachis-australis and see if it’s your ant. Cheers, Jon

Gaylesp8 wrote:

24 Feb 2025

Thanks Jon, yes, that looks like the ant, they also get into pipes and similar in the shed as well as being found around the garden.

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Location information

Coordinates 152.307032 -24.889357
Altitude 27.1m
Places Avoca, QLD

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
15 Feb 2025 10:07 AM Recorded on
Gaylesp8 Recorded by
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Gaylesp8 NatureMapr Wide Bay Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Grape Fruit Tree. Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Formicidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1373m Recorded at altitude
614 images trained Machine learning
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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania