Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Queanbeyan West, NSW
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | KimPullen | 18 Sep 2016 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Sep 2016 | |
| Unverified | Speedsta | 17 Sep 2016 |
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User's notes
Its the ant that I was trying to capture, but I dont know what sort of gall they were interested in.
1 comment
18 Sep 2016
There is what looks like a Scale Insect on the leaf. The ant may have been feeding on a secretion from it.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.198889-35.362222
- Altitude 643.0m
- Places Queanbeyan West, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 17 Sep 2016 01:09 PM Recorded on
- Speedsta Recorded by
Collections
- Speedsta Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Iridomyrmex purpureus Scientific name
- Meat Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 963.87m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea