Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Red Hill, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Red Hill, ACT - 17 Apr 2016
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 9 Aug 2016 michaelb
Acacia dealbata 25 Jun 2016 RobParnell

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Lerp Insects feeding on Silver Wattle and being tendered by meat ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus)

2 comments

michaelb wrote:
   26 Jun 2016
Hi Rob. We will be accepting insect sightings soon, in the next few months. Would you prefer that this sighting be recorded as an insect sighting rather than an acacia?
RobParnell wrote:
   27 Jun 2016
I think it would be better as an insect sighting. (Michael Mulvaney asked me to put it up)

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 17 Apr 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • RobParnell Recorded by

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  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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