I found a colony of these ants on the mid north coast near port macquarie in bushland around my farm and i was hoping i could get some help ID'ing them. The ant in the photo is a major, approx 17mm long and very aggresive, the nests they live in a dried clay mounds about 10-15cm high out of the ground. Thanks
Unknown Camponotus Major, NSW Australia
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Re: Unknown Camponotus Major, NSW Australia
It looks like camponotus novaecaborensis but im not sure if they are in Australia
Re: Unknown Camponotus Major, NSW Australia
Definitely not there. 17 millimeters long? That's as big as the queens over here!
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Re: Unknown Camponotus Major, NSW Australia
With Camponotus diversity as it is in your area, I'm afraid we would probably need to identify this worker by hand.
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Re: Unknown Camponotus Major, NSW Australia
I see, thats alright then it is a very interesting ant and am happy to have found it thanks
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