bec9's Identifications

Found midday under plant leaves along ground. Order identified using Caterpillarscount dichotomous key; https://caterpillarscount.unc.edu/pdfs/Dichotomous%20Keys%20to%20Arthropod%20Orders.pdf

Order: Hymenoptera
Found 20th April 2024

Common ant found all throughout backyard. Was frozen and humanely killed to allow ventral photos to be taken.

Collection information: Was found resting under a rock.

ID Resource: Australian Invertebrate Orders online: https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/TFI/

Found in the garden, caught in a jar then placed in the fridge for 3 minutes.

Found in the garden, caught in a jar then placed in the fridge for 3 minutes.

Found in the garden, caught in a jar then placed in the fridge for 3 minutes.

Found in the garden, caught in a jar then placed in the fridge for 3 minutes.

Observed on the pathway in UoA

Found under rock, protecting smaller ants

Found wandering on pavement

Lucid central key aided in order identification.
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/csiro/what_bug_is_that/orders_of_australia.html

Under leaf litter at night

Order justifications:

• Chewing mouthparts
• Long antennae
• Abdomen narrowly connected by propodeum
• Six legs

Found at noon on a tree trunk by the Torrens River.