Myrmecia sp. (genus)

Bull ant or Jack Jumper at Sandringham, VIC

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Identification history

Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group	25 Jul 2025	SimonDunstan
Myrmecia sp. (genus)	17 Jul 2025	JonLewis
Myrmecia sp. (genus)	17 Jul 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Ants	17 Jul 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016

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User's notes

Ants (one of the 'jumping jacks' spp.) to identify . Healthy, active, with a surface–mounded sand soil nest here. Heathland sanctuary, south of Bay Rd., Sandringham, Melb. . 2016 December 10th 12:33 pm .

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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

17 Jul 2025

Thank you Jon Lewis.

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

25 Jul 2025

Thank you @SimonDunstan .

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Location information

Coordinates 145.027370 -37.955290
Places Sandringham, VIC

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
10 Dec 2016 12:33 PM Recorded on
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 Recorded by
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2016 Dec. 10th Heathland Sanctuary beside Bay Road vascular plants survey i did. JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Greater Melbourne Latest Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Myrmecia sp. (genus) Scientific name
Bull ant or Jack Jumper Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1398.1m Recorded at altitude
224 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

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