Hymenoptera: Formicidae

Myrmecia pilosula  

Jumper Ant (Myrmecia pilosula) (Myrmecia pilosula)
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© Vik Dunis 2014
Mount Buffalo National Park, VIC (Mar, 2014)
Common Names
  • Jumper Ant

A Jumper Ant dragging what is, in relative sizes, a boulder backwards up the slope on the outside of the ants-nest. The boulder is positioned near the top and our industrious little friend goes looking for more work to do.

Jumper Ant (Myrmecia pilosula) (Myrmecia pilosula)

Jumper Ant

Jumper Ant (Myrmecia pilosula) (Myrmecia pilosula)

Jumper Ants

Jumper Ant (Myrmecia pilosula) (Myrmecia pilosula)

Jumper Ant

Jumper Ant (Myrmecia pilosula) (Myrmecia pilosula)

Jumper Ant Nest

Jumper Ant (Myrmecia pilosula) (Myrmecia pilosula)

Jumper Ant