Myrmecia tepperi Emery, 1898 is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Myrmecia tepperi Emery, 1898

Myrmecia tepperi Emery, 1898

Myrmecia tepperi is a small native Australian bull ant species found in three eastern and western Australian states.

Family
Genus
Myrmecia
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Myrmecia tepperi Emery, 1898

Myrmecia tepperi is a species of ant in the genus Myrmecia, native to Australia. It has a wide distribution across Western Australia, South Australia, and New South Wales. It is a small bull ant species; worker individuals measure only 10.5 to 12 millimetres in length. Queens are the largest caste of the species, reaching 14 to 15 millimetres in length, while males are slightly larger than workers, with an average length of 12.5 millimetres. Most of the body is blackish-brown. Its mandibles, antennae, and legs are also brownish in colour.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Myrmecia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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