PolyrhachisPolyrhachis ammon (Golden-tailed Spiny Ant) Polyrhachis erato Polyrhachis femorata (Southern Broad-nosed Spiny Ant)
Polyrhachis ammon, commonly known as the Golden-tailed Spiny Ant, have thorn-like spines on their bodies, one horizontal pair of spines on the thorax, and two smaller ones behind. They are a medium to large ant species and are shiny looking ant, with golden hairs on their black bodies, and a thick glossy layer on the abdomen.






- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Vespoidea
- Family: Formicidae
- Subfamily: Formicinae
- Tribe: Camponotini
- Genus: Polyrhachis
- Subgenus: infrageneric Hagiomyrma
- Species: Polyrhachis ammon
Footnote & References
- Polyrhachis ammon, Photographs © Deb Taylor
- Polyrhachis (Hagiomyrma) ammon (Fabricius, 1775), Golden-Spined Ant, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Polyrhachis (Hedomyrma) ammon
- Golden-tailed Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis ammon), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/201988-Polyrhachis-ammon
- Ammon-group Spiny Ants (Complex Polyrhachis ammon), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/1551972-Polyrhachis-ammon
- Golden-tailed spiny ant, Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre, https://fieldofmar-e.schools.nsw.gov.au/fact-sheets/golden-tailed-spiny-ant.html
PolyrhachisPolyrhachis ammon (Golden-tailed Spiny Ant) Polyrhachis erato Polyrhachis femorata (Southern Broad-nosed Spiny Ant)
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