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Green Headed Ants Australia,Geotagged,Rhytidoponera metallica Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Green Headed Ants

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Stunning Stratus! I just love the colouring on these little guys. Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Great species intro, great location, promoted! Also respect for sharply capturing an ant, which is harder than it appears. Posted 11 years ago

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The Green-head ant

The green-head ant, ''Rhytidoponera metallica'', often simply referred to as the green ant, is a metallic-green coloured ant, generally 5–7 millimetres in length, that can be found throughout Australia, particularly in urban and suburban areas.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
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Uploaded Jun 3, 2014. Captured Mar 30, 2013 09:29 in Unnamed Road, Oxley NSW 2711, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/4.5
  • 1/664s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.