Agile Tyrant Ant: S2: Anterior

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera)

Family:

Odorous Ant (Ant: Formicidae Dolichoderinae)

Species:

Agile Tyrant Ant (Iridomyrmex agilis)

This Photo:

S2: Anterior

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
There are two specimens here, one smaller than the other. While it's possible they are different species, we suspect they are a different hierarchy of worker. Depending on the species, these heirarchies can consit of minor, medium & major workers. Major workers are also known as soldier ants.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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