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Thanks @scottwgavins for keeping an eye on this colony and giving me the heads up they were flying.

Found foraging on Eucalyptus.

Two ECBs mating with the female on top.
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7mm. Maybe this? They were on a eucalyptus tree’s trunk.

body length 12 mm

Observed mid afternoon at Harcourt, Victoria.

Nest under a rock at the base of a tree. Not defensive. They ran deeper into the nest when disturbed.

Maybe Podomyrma elongata

originally found on https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/143751164

Thanks @scottwgavins for recording the plant.

Custom made strawmud ant chimneys

Minor workers doing the pre-flight checks. This was at a native plant nursery.
I should let them know they have an ant problem.

Wild multiple ants observed around location, Moppa, SA, Australia.

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Second and westernmost of three linked nests. Note "ant road" clearly visible in final photo of this set.

Bit of biffo between two males tussling over territory.

Myrmecia nigriscapa with Calochrysa extranea

Along track, in open Banksia serrata heathy woodland.

Thompsons Lake, Beeliar Regional Park