Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Queanbeyan West, NSW

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Queanbeyan West, NSW - 17 Sep 2016
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Queanbeyan West, NSW - 17 Sep 2016
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 18 Sep 2016 KimPullen
Iridomyrmex purpureus 17 Sep 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 17 Sep 2016 Speedsta

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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
  • 582 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
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