AnimalsAdapted from Wikipedia
Australia's blue ant is not an ant. It is a wasp.
The blue ant, Diamma bicolor, is a flower wasp. The wingless females are bright metallic blue or green and can be mistaken for large ants, says the Australian Museum. Wikipedia describes it as a large, solitary, parasitic wasp.
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What the wording keeps
- the wingless, ant-like form is the female
- family placement differs by source (Tiphiidae on the Australian Museum page, Thynnidae on Wikipedia)
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