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Green-head ants with pupae Poking around in the earth, I unfortunately disturbed a green-head ant nest and sent the colony in to instant panic. <br /> The pupae can be seen here which are the larvae wrapped in a cocoon....these will metamorphose in to adult ants. <br /> <br /> Green-heads are endemic to this country and are well known for their distinctive metallic appearance - also for their painful, venomous sting. <br /> <br /> Body length 5 mm. Australia,Formicidae,Geotagged,Green-head ant,Hymenoptera,Metallic pony ant,Rhytidoponera metallica,ant,ant pupae,arthropod,autumn,fauna,green-head ant,insect,invertebrate,new south wales Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Green-head ants with pupae

Poking around in the earth, I unfortunately disturbed a green-head ant nest and sent the colony in to instant panic.
The pupae can be seen here which are the larvae wrapped in a cocoon....these will metamorphose in to adult ants.

Green-heads are endemic to this country and are well known for their distinctive metallic appearance - also for their painful, venomous sting.

Body length 5 mm.

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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 Jun 19, 2020. Captured Mar 8, 2018 21:30 in Unit 3/129 Scenic Drive, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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