Strobe Ant - Opisthopsis sp.
Subfamily Formicinae
This page contains pictures and information about Strobe Ants that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 6mm
- They are usually called the Strobe Ants because of their rapid and jerking movement.
- Those ants run rapidly with short, jerky motions. They have large eyes on top edges of their head, with good vision. Their body is bright orange brown in colour with black. They can be hunting individually on floor or on tree trunk.
- They build a small nest on ground with one small hole as entry, hardly be noticed.
- Here we would to thank Wayne Roberts for sending us email to correct the common name we used for this ant.
- Reference:
- 1. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p290.
