Desert Bull-ant
Dorsal		Ellura
Black-headed Bull Ant
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Black-headed Bull Ant (Myrmecia nigriceps)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera)
Family: Bull Ant (Ant:Formicidae:Myrmeciinae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Black-headed Bull Ant (Myrmecia nigriceps)
This Photo:     🔍Dorsal🔎
Other names: Bull Ant, Bulldog Ant or Inch Ant
Thank you Kate Sandiford for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Black head and tail.
Orange body, pincers and legs.
Copyright © 2014-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 12-Mar-2014
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.