Pheidole sp. (genus)

Seed-harvesting ant at Syndicate, QLD

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Identification history

Pheidole sp. (genus)	27 May 2025	SimonDunstan
Formicidae (family)	27 May 2025	SimonDunstan
Formicidae (family)	26 May 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016

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Many many small black ants, including some of their soldier members. Feeding on the arils surrounding the seeds out of these capsules' fruits on the ground (from the canopy tree above _Didymocheton muelleri_), in this, lowlands wet tropics, dense canopy rainforest. 2015 November 20th 2:02 pm . I only know that these ants identify to the entomological Ant family : Formicidae. Please take this family rank identification with 'grains of salt', check these ants and if you know more, please inform us all of any more identification resolution .

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Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
20 Nov 2015 02:02 PM Recorded on
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 Recorded by
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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr North Queensland Latest Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Eating the red arils around the seeds of Didymocheton muelleri dehisced capsules' (fruits). Associated plant
Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Pheidole sp. (genus) Scientific name
Seed-harvesting ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1141.89m Recorded at altitude
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