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the spines of the Dome-backed Spiny Ant can be seen on ant at left of the photo. The nest was a bit larger than a fist, and about 1m off the ground in a bottlebrush tree.
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Dome-backed Spiny Ant. I always thought they were all black - but apparently some have a brown stripe down the back.
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Identification
The Dome-backed Spiny Ant is a medium-sized ant. It is shiny black with humped back. They have spines on their thorax.
Size
7mm
Habitat
nests in shrubs and trees
Breeding
The nest is made out of plant fibres woven together with living leaves.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Hymenoptera | | Family: | Formicidae | | Genus: | Polyrhachis | | Species: | australis | | Common Name: | Dome-backed Spiny Ant |
Relatives in same Genus
Golden-tailed Spiny Ant (P. ammon)
Spiny Ant (P. unknown species)
Spiny Ant (P. unknown species)
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