Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)


Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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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.

Formicidae (family)
SimonDunstan wrote:
24 Feb 2025
Ride of the headless horseant .
Generally ants will continue operating without gasters for quite a while. Headless the head would work for a while but if the body was still moving it must have been a clean and recent decapitation :)

Rhytidoponera sp. (genus)
WendyEM wrote:
24 Feb 2025
I was wondering where the antennae were. This ant looks like an ant mimicking spider mimicking ant.

Rhytidoponera sp. (genus)
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

Formicidae (family)
JonLewis wrote:
23 Feb 2025
Hi Hejor, the first two photos are a different ant from the last three photos - can you resubmit one of them please? Cheers, Jon

Ochetellus sp.
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