Red Bull Ant (species: Myrmecia gulosa) in Fraser Island (Gaia Guide)
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Myrmecia gulosa
Red Bull Ant


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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hymenoptera
Family Formicidae
Genus Myrmecia
Species Myrmecia gulosa

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Distinguishing features

The head and thorax are typically coloured red-brown; the rear half of the abdomen is black and the mandibles brown-yellow. Adults characteristically possess long, powerful serrated mandibles. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • From 1.5 cm to 3 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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