Spider Ant - Leptomyrmex sp.
Subfamily Formicinae
This page contains pictures and information about Spider Ants that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Length 12mm
- Spider Ants are fast moving, with long legs, elongated head and thin body. When disturbed, they will have their gaster cocked up in the air.
- We found Spider Ants easily in rainforest near Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious. They were usually running up and down on tree trunk or wandering on forest floor.
- In the above pictures, the ant was alone and working very hard moving a roll of leaf material. The have long legs and resemble spiders.
