''Myrmecia arnoldi'' is a bull ant of the genus ''
Myrmecia
Myrmecia can refer to:
* ''Myrmecia'' (alga), genus of algae associated with lichens
* ''Myrmecia'' (ant), genus of ants called bulldog ants
* Myrmecia (skin), a kind of deep wart on the human hands or feet
See also
* '' Copromorpha myrmecias'' ...
''. Like all bull ants except for one species in this genus, ''Myrmecia arnoldi'' is native to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
Description
The first specimens of the ''Myrmecia arnoldi'' were found in Western Australia and then described by John Clark in 1951.
The length of the workers are 18-20 millimetres long. Their head and gasters are typically black, thorax and some other features are brown and their mandibles are yellow. Queens are typically larger and males are smaller, but information for these two castes are not very clear.
References
External links
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Hymenoptera of Australia
Insects described in 1951
Ants of Australia
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