Myrmecia chrysogaster (Clark, 1943) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Myrmecia chrysogaster (Clark, 1943)

Myrmecia chrysogaster (Clark, 1943)

Myrmecia chrysogaster, the toothed bullant, is a 15mm Australian ant found in Queensland and New South Wales.

Family
Genus
Myrmecia
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Myrmecia chrysogaster (Clark, 1943)

Myrmecia chrysogaster, commonly known as the toothed bullant, is an ant species native to Australia that belongs to the genus Myrmecia. It is distributed in Queensland and New South Wales. The average body length of Myrmecia chrysogaster is around 15 millimetres. This species has distinct coloration: the head is black, mandibles and anterior coxae are brown, legs are red, and the abdomen is golden yellow.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Myrmecia

More from Formicidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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