The ant has black body with yellow jaws and yellow tips of legs and can move in a series of rapid jumps. Their nest in the ground usually has a mound of soil around the entrance. They feed on sweet secretions from plants and sap-sucking insects

They do not bite, but rather grasp the victim in their jaws, then bend around and sting them (their sting is in the tail)

Allergic reactions may occur to stings

The stings, like those of bees and wasps, are very painful. Local swelling is very common. Large local swellings can also occur, lasting a few days at a time. The most serious reactions are known as generalised allergic reactions, of which the most severe is anaphylaxis.

At a glance

Habitat Open habitats, nesting in bushland, woodlands, and dry open forests, surrounded by gravel and sandy soil. Locally a very common ant species
Size Worker body up to 1 cm long
Origin Endemic
Distribution South-eastern and south-western mainland Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern and south-western mainland Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Open habitats, nesting in bushland, woodlands, and dry open forests, surrounded by gravel and sandy soil.
Locally a very common ant species
Size
Worker body up to 1 cm long
Common Name Jack Jumper Ant
Aliases Jumper Ant, Hopper Ant,
Origin Endemic
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderHymenoptera
SuperfamilyVespoidea
FamilyFormicidae
SubfamilyMyrmeciinae
TribeMyrmeciini
GenusMyrmecia
SpeciesMyrmecia pilosula
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