Papyrius nitidus

1 Shining Coconut Ant at Hawker, ACT

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Location information

• Maps The Pinnacle
• Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

• 101 - 1,000 Abundance
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Not sure of the plant. Not the usual Eucalyptus or acacia. See Photo 3. Lots of nests all over the tree. Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
• Shining Coconut Ant Common name
• Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• 915 images trained Machine learning
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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