Long-palped Crane Fly
Dorsal		Ellura
Agile Tyrant Ant
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Agile Tyrant Ant (Iridomyrmex agilis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera)
Family: Odorous Ant (Ant:Formicidae:Dolichoderinae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Agile Tyrant Ant (Iridomyrmex agilis)
This Photo:     S1, Dorsal, minor worker
Thank you Kate Sandiford for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~6 (S1) to ~7mm (S2 & S6).
The specimens here are slightly different sizes, possibly different heirarchies/ergates. Depending on the species, these heirarchies can consist of minor, median & major workers/ergates. Major workers are also known as soldier ants.
Notice there the it's not just the different lengths, but also the abdomen is a different proportion to the rest of the body.
Copyright © 2016-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 21-Dec-2016
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.