Myrmecia pulchra
Species of ant
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Myrmecia pulchra is an Australian bull ant species, a part of the genus Myrmecia. They are native to Australia. They are heavily distributed in Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, and New South Wales, notably around the coastlines.[2]
| Myrmecia pulchra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmeciinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecia |
| Species: | M. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecia pulchra Clark, 1929[1] | |
The appearance of Myrmecia pulchra is that nearly the entire body is in a slightly light brown colour. The only exceptions is that the mandibles are slightly lighter and the thorax is completely black.[3][4]