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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
	Order:	Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera)
	Family:	Small Ant (Ant: Formicidae Myrmicinae)     iNaturalist Observation
	Species:	Desert Funnel Ant (Aphaenogaster barbigula)
	This Photo:	Nest
	Thank you Kate Sandiford & Mark Hura for identifying and Tony and Jenny Dominelli & Grant Wang for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Riverland and possibly elsewhere Mark said they are nocturnal and rarely seen. Their nest opening is unusual as it's perfectly round and goes straight down. More like a Wolf Spider burrow than an ants nest.
	Copyright © 2020-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 03-Apr-2020
This species is  an  Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.