Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Queanbeyan West, NSW

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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 27 Oct 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Iridomyrmex purpureus 8 Oct 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 25 Sep 2016 Speedsta

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The sound of crackling is how I spotted these guys as they were ripping apart this dried up substance.

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KimPullen wrote:
   28 Oct 2016
The object they are ripping apart is the cast pupal skin of a large moth, most likely a swift moth.

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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
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  • Synonyms

    Iridomyrmex purpurea
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