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Subfamily Myrmicinae
- This page contains pictures and information about Bicoloured Pennant Ants that we found in
the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Body length 5mm
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- The Bicoloured Pennant Ants have the typical Myrmicine ants'
body shape. The mesosoma is attached to the gaster by two distinct
segments. There is sting at the tip of their black gaster. The other parts of
their body are orange brown in colour.
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- They are common in Brisbane. We sometimes found them in our backyards.
They nest in soil with simple entrance.
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- They are general scavengers. In the above photo they just found a Raspy
Cricket body.
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- Reference:
- 1. Wildlife
of Greater Brisbane - New edition, Published by Queensland
Museum 2007, p168.
- 2. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
- 3. Australian
Ants: Their Biology and Identification - S Shattuck, Natalie J
Barnett, CSIRO, 1999, p168.
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