Red-headed Tyrant Ant - Iridomyrmex reburrus
Subfamily Dolichoderinae
This page contains pictures and information about Red-headed Tyrant Ants that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 8mm
- Red-headed Tyrant Ants have the red body with reddish brown head.
- Those ants have very long legs. They nested under small rock. Many of those nest can be found in Karawatha forest. Pictures were taken on Sept 2007.
- The ants were sometimes found tending psyllid nymphs, which are common on gum tree leaves.
- Reference:
- 1. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
- 2. Ants - subfamily Dolichoderinae - by Nick Monaghan, lifeunseen.com.
