Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Hughes, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Hughes, ACT - 11 Dec 2017
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Hughes, ACT - 11 Dec 2017
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Hughes, ACT - 11 Dec 2017
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 13 Dec 2017 samreid007
Iridomyrmex purpureus 13 Dec 2017 ruthkerruish

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Many such nests in the woodland. Not sure about their identity. Often Bull ant nests are close by.

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Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 16 Mar 2024 by Tapirlord
Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at Hughes Garran Woodland - 16 Mar 2024 by Tapirlord
Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 16 Mar 2024 by Tapirlord
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 16 Mar 2024 by Tapirlord
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Manorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Latrodectus hasselti (Redback Spider) at Hughes Garran Woodland - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Hughes Garran Woodland - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Grevillea sp. (Grevillea) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Brachyscome multifida (Cut-leaf Daisy) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
zz agaric (stem; gill colour unknown) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Paropsisterna octosignata (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 21 Feb 2024 by GarranCubs
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 13 Feb 2024 by ruthkerruish
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 13 Feb 2024 by ruthkerruish
Rytidosperma racemosum var. racemosum (Striped Wallaby Grass) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 16 Nov 2023 by Tapirlord
Veronica persica (Creeping Speedwell) at Hughes, ACT - 31 Aug 2023 by ruthkerruish
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Garran, ACT - 29 Aug 2023 by Tapirlord
Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Aug 2023 by Tapirlord
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Aug 2023 by Tapirlord
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by ruthkerruish
Austrostipa sp. (A Corkscrew Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Mar 2023 by ruthkerruish
Carex breviculmis (Short-Stem Sedge) at Garran, ACT - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. pauciflora (White Sally, Snow Gum) at Garran, ACT - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Trifolium subterraneum (Subterranean Clover) at Garran, ACT - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Ipheion uniflorum (Spring Star-flower) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus albens (White Box) at Hughes Garran Woodland - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Acacia lanigera var. lanigera (Woolly Wattle, Hairy Wattle) at Hughes, ACT - 7 Aug 2022 by ruthkerruish
Acacia lanigera var. lanigera (Woolly Wattle, Hairy Wattle) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Aug 2022 by Tapirlord
Erigeron bonariensis (Flaxleaf Fleabane) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Aug 2022 by Tapirlord
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Jul 2022 by ruthkerruish
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Jun 2022 by ruthkerruish
Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Jun 2022 by ruthkerruish
Lepiota s.l. at Hughes, ACT - 22 May 2022 by ruthkerruish
Lepiota s.l. at Hughes, ACT - 13 May 2022 by ruthkerruish
Solanum cinereum (Narrawa Burr) at Garran, ACT - 24 Apr 2022 by ruthkerruish
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at Hughes, ACT - 6 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Ardices canescens (Dark-spotted Tiger Moth) at Garran, ACT - 4 Feb 2022 by Tapirlord
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Feb 2022 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus elata (River Peppermint) at Garran, ACT - 18 Jan 2022 by MichaelMulvaney
Myrmecia sp. (genus) (Bull ant or Jack Jumper) at Hughes, ACT - 27 Nov 2021 by ruthkerruish
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Garran, ACT - 8 Nov 2021 by ruthkerruish
Vulpia sp. (A Squirreltail Fescue) at Garran, ACT - 6 Nov 2021 by ruthkerruish
Paronychia brasiliana (Brazilian Whitlow) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by ruthkerruish
Cixiidae sp. (family) (Cixiid planthopper) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Oct 2021 by Tapirlord
Araneus hamiltoni (Hamilton's Orb Weaver) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Oct 2021 by Tapirlord
Anischys sp. (genus) (Unidentified Anischys bug) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Oct 2021 by Tapirlord
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Oct 2021 by JaceWT
Fumaria muralis subsp. muralis (Wall Fumitory) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Oct 2021 by JaceWT
Aira elegantissima (Delicate Hairgrass) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus nicholii (Narrow-leaved Black Peppermint) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Agrotis munda (Brown Cutworm) at Garran, ACT - 24 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Garran, ACT - 24 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Oxylobium ellipticum (Common Shaggy Pea) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Sep 2021 by Tapirlord
Aptenia cordifolia (Baby Sun Rose, Heartleaf Ice Plant) at Garran, ACT - 12 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Ipheion uniflorum (Spring Star-flower) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Deroceras laeve (Marsh Slug) at Hughes, ACT - 3 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Garran, ACT - 11 Jul 2021 by Tapirlord
Marrubium vulgare (Horehound) at Hughes, ACT - 4 Jul 2021 by ruthkerruish
Geastrum sp. (Geastrum sp.) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Jul 2021 by ruthkerruish
Geastrum sp. (Geastrum sp.) at Hughes, ACT - 30 Jun 2021 by ruthkerruish
Leratiomyces ceres (Leratiomyces ceres) at Garran, ACT - 11 Jun 2021 by ruthkerruish
Paropsisterna erudita (Erudita leaf beetle) at Hughes, ACT - 21 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at Hughes, ACT - 8 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Hughes, ACT - 8 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Marrubium vulgare (Horehound) at Hughes, ACT - 8 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Fumaria muralis subsp. muralis (Wall Fumitory) at Hughes, ACT - 1 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (African Olive) at Garran, ACT - 1 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass) at Garran, ACT - 1 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Cormocephalus sp.(genus) (Scolopendrid Centipede) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Apr 2021 by ruthkerruish
Venatrix pictiventris (Four-spotted Huntress) at Garran, ACT - 15 Mar 2021 by Tapirlord
Diplopoda sp. (class) (Unidentified millipede) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Feb 2021 by Tapirlord
Ligustrum sinense (Narrow-leaf Privet, Chinese Privet) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Feb 2021 by Tapirlord
Lampona sp. (genus) (White-tailed spider) at Garran, ACT - 7 Feb 2021 by Tapirlord
Maratus griseus (Jumping spider) at Garran, ACT - 7 Feb 2021 by Tapirlord
Platycoris rotundatus (A shield bug) at Garran, ACT - 7 Feb 2021 by Tapirlord
Pisolithus sp. (Pisolithus) at Hughes, ACT - 31 Jan 2021 by ruthkerruish
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Hughes, ACT - 18 Jan 2021 by ruthkerruish
Calotis lappulacea (Yellow Burr Daisy) at Garran, ACT - 18 Jan 2021 by Tapirlord
Trifolium angustifolium (Narrowleaf Clover) at Garran, ACT - 7 Dec 2020 by ruthkerruish
Psaltoda moerens (Redeye cicada) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Nov 2020 by Tapirlord
Gamochaeta purpurea (Purple Cudweed) at Garran, ACT - 17 Nov 2020 by ruthkerruish
Gamochaeta purpurea (Purple Cudweed) at Garran, ACT - 17 Nov 2020 by ruthkerruish
Tetragnatha sp. (genus) (Long-jawed spider) at Garran, ACT - 15 Nov 2020 by Tapirlord
Trifolium angustifolium (Narrowleaf Clover) at Garran, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by ruthkerruish
Christinus marmoratus (Southern Marbled Gecko) at Garran, ACT - 28 Oct 2020 by Tapirlord
Belenois java (Caper White) at Hughes, ACT - 16 Oct 2020 by ruthkerruish
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea (Wattle Matrush) at Garran, ACT - 27 Aug 2020 by ruthkerruish
Lepidium africanum (Common Peppercress) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Aug 2020 by ruthkerruish
Trifolium sp. (Clover) at Garran, ACT - 16 Aug 2020 by ruthkerruish
Fumaria sp. (Fumitory) at Hughes, ACT - 26 Jun 2020 by ruthkerruish
Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jun 2020 by ruthkerruish
Eucalyptus pauciflora (A Snow Gum) at Garran, ACT - 14 Jun 2020 by ruthkerruish
Tagetes erecta (Mexican Marigold) at Hughes, ACT - 6 Jun 2020 by ruthkerruish
Aphididae (family) (Unidentified aphid) at Hughes, ACT - 16 May 2020 by ruthkerruish
Lepiota s.l. at Hughes, ACT - 29 Apr 2020 by ruthkerruish
Pompilidae (family) (Unidentified Spider wasp) at Garran, ACT - 9 Mar 2020 by ruthkerruish

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  • 11 Dec 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • ruthkerruish Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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