Black Spiny Ant - Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) sp.

Subfamily Formicinae

This page contains pictures and information about Black Spiny Ants that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 10mm

 

The worker ants have four spines on the mesosoma and the two on top of the petiole. 

 

 

We found this Black Spiny Ants nested under loose bark on a large gum tree trunk. 

 

 

Check carefully on the above photos you can find different stages of the ant development, include larvae, pupae, workers, winged male and winged female. 

 

 

 

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Reference:

1. Polyrhachis (spiny ants) - myrmecos.net, 2005.

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