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Aphaenogaster pythia - funnel ant
Queensland, Australia

photograph © Alex Wild 2004

The distinctive funnel-shaped mounds of an Aphaenogaster funnel ant. These ants are pests of lawns and pastures in Australia, their colonies can spread over extensive areas.

 
Australia, QLD: 2.5km E Rossville
27.viii.2004  15º45.277'S 145º17.340'E, 180m
Rainforest edge.
#AW2553, voucher specimens deposited at ALWC

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