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by gianwaru
Sun Aug 04, 2019 2:58 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Small Black Ant, Perth, WA
Replies: 1
Views: 1143

Re: Small Black Ant, Perth, WA

For the record, I will post photos soon, just waiting on my camera. The ants are fast and small, thus a phone picture would be redundant in trying to identify them.
by gianwaru
Sun Aug 04, 2019 2:46 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Small Black Ant, Perth, WA
Replies: 1
Views: 1143

Small Black Ant, Perth, WA

I’m having trouble identifying an ant species in (but likely not restricted to) Perth WA. It nests in dead hollow frangipani branches. When given the choice between soil and a hollow branch, the branch is clearly favoured. It appears to be a polydomous (multiple nests) species, as well as polygynous...