Biology:Myrmecia fulgida
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| Myrmecia fulgida Clark, 1951
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Myrmecia fulgida is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia . Their distribution mostly in Western Australia and some areas of the east of Australia.[1]
Myrmecia fulgida is a large bull ant species. Their lengths for an average worker is 24-26 millimetres long. The head and thorax is a brownish red colour. The legs are lighter as well as the antennae. The gaster is black while the mandibles are a yellow colour.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Myrmecia fulgida Clark, 1951". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Myrmecia+fulgida. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 73–74. http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/e/e5/Clark_1951.pdf.
- ↑ R.W Taylor, K Ogata (1991). Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection. pp. 1657. http://antcat.s3.amazonaws.com/2296/4217.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJJR3DGROFMVL2FBQ&Expires=1394690382&Signature=Lj5dKs3ZznqyNSweZvCSGiYrqTE%3D.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
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