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At about exactly the same dimensions and appearance as the local ant species this looks something like a wasp. Approximately 15mm long.
On casuarina in suburban backyard.
Thanks to Juan di Trani for guidance. It's a poor photo but as it is an ant queen I probably won't be getting another specimen to replace for some time. Yet to search for species ID.
Spotted on Nov 1, 2012
Submitted on Nov 2, 2012
3 Comments
Exactly. In fact when queens and kings emerge of the mother nest they both have wings, but eventually they lost them
Fantastic Juan. Thanks for that. I guess that explains why it is so similar to our local ant species :)
This is an Ant queen