Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Formicidae Scientific name Myrmecia chasei | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Subfamily Myrmeciinae Rank Species | |
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Myrmecia chasei is an Australian ant which belongs to the Myrmecia genus. This species is native to Australia. The Myrmecia chasei has a large presence and distribution in the south-eastern areas of Western Australia.
The length of a worker ant in the Myrmecia chasei species is around 12-15.5 millimetres long. However workers can get larger than the average length. Queens are 22-24 millimetres long while males are only 14.5 millimetres. The head of this species is a black colour, the antennae and legs are brown, and the mandibles are a yellow colour. The thorax and node is in a light read colour.
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