Myrmecia piliventris at Brogo, NSW

Golden-tailed bullant at Brogo, NSW

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Identification history

Myrmecia piliventris	18 Dec 2016	KimPullen
Myrmecia piliventris	17 Dec 2016	MaxCampbell
Myrmecia pilventris - golden tailed bullant	13 Dec 2016	MaxCampbell
Myrmecia sp.	13 Dec 2016	MaxCampbell
Unidentified	10 Dec 2016	MaxCampbell

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Author's notes

Ant about 10mm or less

3 comments

MaxCampbell wrote:

14 Dec 2016

Hi Kim, I haven't been able to relocate this one to put a rule down for scale. I suspect it to be similar to myrmecia pilosula, My references for ID:
http://www.alexanderwild.com/keyword/myrmecia/i-3cBVCjg/A
http://bwvp.ecolinc.vic.edu.au/fieldguide/fauna/golden-tailed-bullant#location

MaxCampbell wrote:

17 Dec 2016

Hi Kim - Whoops typo on the scientific name and I'm not sure how "common" is the common name. I have managed to relocate them and will post another sighting to show the length from tip of mandible to tip of abdomen to be about 13mm. Also the "toothless" mandible.

libbyh wrote:

24 Dec 2016

If anyone wants some 10cm waterproof measuring strips just let me know and I will post them out. It's handy to have one in your pocket

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