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Myrmecia cephalotes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Formicidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Hymenoptera

Subfamily
  
Myrmeciinae

Myrmecia cephalotes

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Myrmecia cephalotes is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia cephalotes has a large distribution in central South Australia and can be found in other regions of Australia.

The length of a worker Myrmecia cephalotes is 13-14.5 millimetres long. The head and gaster are black; the antennae, thorax, node, legs and other features on the body are a yellowish-red colour. The mandibles are a yellow colour.

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Myrmecia cephalotes Wikipedia