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Golden Spiny Ant

Polyrhachis ammon

About

A striking Australian spiny ant with golden pubescence covering a black body. Workers have prominent paired petiolar spines. Colonies nest in soil mounds or under bark and are common in Australian eucalypt woodlands.

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Did You Know?

Their golden body hairs reflect sunlight and may help with thermoregulation in the hot Australian sun.