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Inch Ant, Bull ant

Myrmecia pyriformis

Description:

A very large bull ant free ranging on foliage. Surprisingly, these sting with their tail and not their jaws. Allergies are common and stings are known to cause fatalities.

Habitat:

Free ranging on foliage.

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1 Comment

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

The brown ones are more common.
That is another species.
There is one here.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/221...

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on May 18, 2014
Submitted on May 18, 2014

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