
Spider Ant
With unusually long legs and antennae, this narrow-bodied ant looked more like a spider. It moved swiflty actoss the ground with its body held high and occasionally with its abdomen held vertically. The thorax, abdomen and legs were black with a bluish shimmer. The rest of the ant was a reddish brown.
Spotted on a forest floor in a damp gully - Sailor's Bay walking track, NSW.

''Leptomyrmex wiburdi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Leptomyrmex''. Described by William Morton Wheeler in 1915, the species is endemic to Australia.
Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
By Leuba Ridgway
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Uploaded May 22, 2021. Captured Apr 26, 2021 13:07 in Sailors Bay Walking Track, The Palisade, Northbridge NSW 2063, Australia.
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