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Austroponera castanea ant

A Austroponera castanea ant on dirt.

New Zealand only has only 11 known species of ants, including the Austroponera castanea ant. In contrast, Australia has about 1,200 described species, but it is estimated that the total number of ant species is twice that number.

Sourced from iNaturalistNZ

Rights: Uwe Schneehagen, CC BY-NC 4.0
Published:31 October 2019Size: 1.6 MB