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Rhytidoponera metallica These fine looking ants are endemic here in Australia. <br /> Commonly known as the Metallic Pony ant. Active during the day, I&#039;ve seen them enjoying a diet of small arthropods, honeydew from sap-sucking insects and seeds. Personal experience allows me to share the fact that the sting is painful, but short-lived! <br /> 5 mm length Ant,Australia,Formicidae,Geotagged,Green-head ant,Hymenoptera,Macro,Rhytidoponera metallica,green-head ant,insect,metallic pony ant,summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Rhytidoponera metallica

These fine looking ants are endemic here in Australia.
Commonly known as the Metallic Pony ant. Active during the day, I've seen them enjoying a diet of small arthropods, honeydew from sap-sucking insects and seeds. Personal experience allows me to share the fact that the sting is painful, but short-lived!
5 mm length

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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
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Jan 22, 2019. Captured Nov 25, 2018 11:00 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm