Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Acton, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Acton, ACT - 2 Jan 2017
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Acton, ACT - 2 Jan 2017
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Acton, ACT - 2 Jan 2017
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 10 Jan 2017 KimPullen
Iridomyrmex purpureus 5 Jan 2017 David

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Meat ants tending to lerp, on a small bushy eucalypt.

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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 2 Jan 2017 10:52 AM Recorded on
  • David Recorded by

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