Myrmecia clarki

Myrmecia clarki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. clarki
Binomial name
	Myrmecia clarki; Crawley, 1922

Myrmecia clarki is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia. This species is native to Australia and is commonly distributed in Western Australia.^[1]

The average length for this species is typically around 16-16.5 millimetres long. Males are smaller at 11-12 millimetres long and queens are normally bigger. They are similar to the jack jumper ant. They are mostly black, with the exception of their mandibles being yellow and the legs being blackish-brown.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "Myrmecia clarki Crawley, 1922". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 174–176.
^ Crawley, W.C. (1922). New ants from Australia (PDF). Melbourne: Analis and Magazine of Natural History. p. 432.

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[bie.ala.org.au-1] "Myrmecia clarki Crawley, 1922". Atlas of Living Australia. Govt of Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[Clark1951-2] Clark, John (1951). The Formicidae of Australia (Volume 1) (PDF). Melbourne: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. pp. 174–176.

[Crawley1922-3] Crawley, W.C. (1922). New ants from Australia (PDF). Melbourne: Analis and Magazine of Natural History. p. 432.

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