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Monomorium rubriceps
Small 'muscly' ants appearing mostly red and black but quite translucent in some parts. Double petiole! About 6mm long.
On Acacia mearnsii stems in a local nature reserve.
Pupae lack cocoons; some species retain a sting; petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes.
http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Monomorium_r...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Nov 28, 2014
Submitted on Nov 28, 2014
3 Comments
I found them under bark.
Ken's field is Hymenoptera.
They look exactly right thanks Martin... and Ken's ID is ok !!
Hey, check these ants for a possible match.
http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations...