Black Big-headed Ant Petiole | Black Big-headed Ant Spines | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera) | ||||
Family: | Small Ant (Ant: Formicidae Myrmicinae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Black Big-headed Ant (Pheidole sp ES02) | ||||
This Photo: | Back of Thorax | ||||
Thank you Grant Wang for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere This one was ~6mm long, with the same 2 noded petiole & large head. The back of the dorsal surface of the abdomen has 2 rear facing spines. The 1st node of the petiole has a vertical projection terminating in 2 spines/lumps. | |||||
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