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Native ants

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Native ants

Native ants (Pachycondyla castanea) are widespread throughout the North Island and north of the South Island, where they live in rotten logs on the forest floor or under stones.

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George Gibbs, Insects – overview – Groups few in number, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10052/native-ants (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by George Gibbs, published 1 March 2009.