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Welcome
Find An Insect
The Guide
The Insect Orders
- Orders A-M
- Orders N-Z
The Pseudo Insects
- Class Entognatha (the Pseudo Insects; Diplura & Protura)
- Class Collembola (Springtails)

Linepithema humile (Argentine Ant)

A South-American invasive species.

Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile
Mid April 2013
Hobart/nipaluna

Early October 2019
Bridport

Mid November 2021
Hobart

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Tasmania: Australia’s Island State

The Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania team acknowledges the palawa people; the traditional owners of lutruwita/ Tasmania. We respect their knowledge, connection and care of the land that we share and its ecosystems, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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