Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Formicidae Scientific name Myrmecia auriventris | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Subfamily Myrmeciinae Rank Species | |
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Myrmecia auriventris is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia and is commonly distributed in Queensland.
Worker ants are typically 18-20 millimetres long. Drones are smaller at 15.5 millimetres. The head, pronotum, gaster, and other features are a black colour, while the node, epinotum, and metanotum is red. Other features like the mandibles, antennae and tarsi are a reddish yellow, while other parts are brown.
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