Well I learned something from that. The existence of gamergates. I had always thought that the queen was the only breeder and that all workers are sisters.
Yet another twist.
Philip
From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Sunday, 5 February, 2017 11:23 AM
To:
Subject: FW: [canberrabirds] Entomologists' Corner
Yes Con, that’s the chap. My grandfather, who lived at Upwey, called them hopper ants and warned me about them a very long time ago. I might have added that ants generally have been very active this summer
From: Con Boekel [
Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2017 10:52 AM
To: Geoffrey Dabb
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Entomologists' Corner
Hi Geoffrey
Are Hopper Ants also called Jack Jumper Ants? The latter can cause deadly anaphylactic shock.
regards
Con
On 2/5/2017 10:28 AM, Geoffrey Dabb wrote:
While engaging in a short session of dogball on Rocky Knob Neighbourhood Park just now I came across a colony of hopper ants. I have seen these in local woodlands but not so close to home. They are larger than the meat ant, certainly
hop, and have (as I experienced just now) a more painful sting – more so than the bull-ant, in my opinion. On a close view they have orange pincers. I wonder where they came from. If they turn up in your garden you will certainly want to get rid of them.
