Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Conder, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Conder, ACT - 24 Mar 2017 09:28 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Conder, ACT - 24 Mar 2017 09:28 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Conder, ACT - 24 Mar 2017 09:28 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Conder, ACT - 24 Mar 2017 09:28 AM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 13 Jan 2025 SimonDunstan
Iridomyrmex purpureus 9 Oct 2024 SimonDunstan
Camponotus sp. (genus) 16 Jul 2017 KimPullen
Unidentified 15 Jul 2017 MichaelBedingfield

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Conder, ACT.

3 comments

DaveFerg wrote:
   16 Jul 2017
Elate ant, this is.
KimPullen wrote:
   17 Jul 2017
Yes, an ant, and a male.
SimonDunstan wrote:
   9 Oct 2024
Male I.purpureus.

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Additional information

  • Clover Associated plant
  • 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
  • 623 images trained Machine learning
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