Iridomyrmex purpureus

1 Meat Ant at Canberra Central, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 26 Mar 2017
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Canberra Central, ACT - 26 Mar 2017
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 30 Mar 2017 samreid007
Iridomyrmex purpureus 29 Mar 2017 JanetRussell

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 26 Mar 2017 04:47 PM Recorded on
  • JanetRussell Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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
  • 574 images trained Machine learning
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