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Adelaide's Muscleman Ant

Podomyrma adelaidae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A medium sized ant (about 12mm long) and readily identified by two large cream coloured spots on the gaster.

Habitat:

These were exploring the trunks of red ironbark (Eucalyptus tricarpa) at a roadside rest area.

Notes:

Although the ant wiki says they especially appear on smooth bark eucalyptus every ironbark in the area seemed to have some. <br> Widespread throughout temperate Australia and the Kimberley region. <br> Also known to tend to Lycaenid caterpillars.

Reference Links:

Podomyrma adelaidae - AntWiki

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