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Image Number: 5314027
Photographer:
Descriptor:
Adult(s)
Image view:
Lateral / Side
Description:
Fire ants are ~2-6 mm long: variation in size is one distinguishing characteristics. They are coppery-brown in colour on the head and body, with a darker abdomen. The ant mound or nest has no obvious entry or exit holes. When the mound is disturbed, dozens to hundreds of reddish-brown worker ants crawl up the vertical surfaces (grass and other objects) on and around the mound.
Image type:
Museum
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Image location:
, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Node Affiliation:
Image uploaded:
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Image last updated:
Monday, December 17, 2007
