Entomologists' Corner

[David Rees <>]

I can attest to the painfulness of their sting, having been bitten multiple bites on one occasion, fortunately I suffered no ill effect, you may not know if you are at risk until you are!  Look where your feet are!!

here is a close video of mine of some of these creatures https://vimeo.com/120023154

david

On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 3:47 PM, Lindsay Hansch <> wrote:

Very common in Tasmania.  Some people have severe allergic reactions to their sting.  I have had to help carry people out of the bush, unable to walk, after they were stung by the old Jack Jumper.

 

Lindsay Hansch

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From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2017 11:23 AM
To: m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">org.au
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.