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Tree Ant

Subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae, Tetraponera punctulata

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Field Notes

Description:

This is the only photo I could get of this curious long thin ant to 6mm long. As it was walking along it would bend its abdomen to 45 degs, then straighten. I observed a second individual doing the same thing, so it wasn't an isolated observation. They were hard to photograph as they were always on the move.

Habitat:

Edge of forest at James Cook University, Cairns QLD

Reference Links:

Subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae - Tree Ants, Tetraponera punctulata

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PublishedApril 7, 2013

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