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Subfamily Myrmicinae
- This page contains pictures and information about Brown Shield Ants that we found in
the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Body length 5mm
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- The Brown Shield Ants build their nest on ground in soil with one small
entrance with a mound of dirt around. They are slow moving. They usually
foraging on ground. They retract their legs and curl form a ball when disturbed.
They are generalist scavengers and seeds collectors.
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- Pictures taken in Karawatha Forest, August 2007.
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- The genus Meranoplus can be distinguished by the top surface of the
mesosoma form a board shield with short but sharp spiny edges project
outwards.
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- Reference:
- 1. Australian
Ants: Their Biology and Identification - S Shattuck, Natalie J
Barnett, CSIRO, 1999, p141.
- 2. Holy
shield ant- Meranoplus fenestratus - PaDIL, Pests and Diseases Image Library, 2009
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