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18 native species of ants local to the area have been found on the Pinnacle Nature Reserve.

All photos were taken on the Reserve by Alison Milton

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click images to enlarge tap images to enlarge	Scientific name   [Common name]
Camponotus suffusus [Golden-tailed sugar ant]	Amblyopone sp. (genus)   [A Slow ant]
	Anonychomyrma sp.   [A Black Cocktail ant]
	Camponotus aeneopilosus   [A Golden-tailed sugar ant]
	Camponotus consobrinus   [Banded sugar ant]
	Camponotus nigriceps   [Black-headed sugar ant]
	Camponotus nigroaeneus   [Sugar ant]
	Camponotus suffusus   [A Golden-tailed sugar ant]
	Camponotus sp. (genus)   [Unidentified species of sugar ant]
	Iridomyrmex purpureus   [Meat ant]
Papyrius sp. (undescribed) [Hairy Coconut ants]	Iridomyrmex-rufoniger   [Tufted tyrant ant]
	Iridomyrmex sp.   [Unidentified Iridomyrmex sp.]
	Melophorus perthensis   [Field-furnace ant]
	Myrmecia sp. pilosula-group   [Bull ant or Jack jumper]
	Myrmecia sp.   [A Jack jumper]
	Notoncus sp.   [A Notoncus ant]
	Papyrius nitidus   [Shining coconut ant]
	Papyrius sp. (undescribed)   [Hairy coconut ant]
	Papyrius sp.   [A coconut ant]

Camponotus nigriceps [Black-headed sugar ant]
 

Iridomyrmex purpureus [Meat ant]
 

Myrmecia sp. pilosula group [Jack jumper]
 

Papyrius nitidus [Shining coconut ant]