A small but fast ant that moves very quickly with the abdomen pointed upwards from its body. The ant normally freezes when it feels disturbances before it quickly moves away again.

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Habitat Locally can be found in the sand on the edge of the scrub
Size This ant is about 4 to 5mm in size
Origin Native
Distribution Specimens have been sighted in Tasmania and Victoria
Descriptions
Distribution
Specimens have been sighted in Tasmania and Victoria
Habitat
Locally can be found in the sand on the edge of the scrub
Size
This ant is about 4 to 5mm in size
Common Name Velvet Ant sp.
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderHymenoptera
SuperfamilyVespoidea
FamilyMutillidae
SubfamilySphaeropthalminae
GenusEphutomorpha
SpeciesEphutomorpha subcristata
Synonyms

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