Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 3384184

Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Reid, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Reid, ACT - 28 Oct 2017
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Reid, ACT - 28 Oct 2017
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 30 Oct 2017 samreid007
Unidentified 29 Oct 2017 JanetRussell

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4 comments

samreid007 wrote:
   31 Oct 2017
It is a queen meat ant. They have been performing their nuptial flights after the recent rain.
JanetRussell wrote:
   31 Oct 2017
Sam, are you saying that I have put the same ant on twice?
samreid007 wrote:
   31 Oct 2017
They are the same species. But different individuals I'm guessing?
JanetRussell wrote:
   31 Oct 2017
They were both on our balcony 9 floors up. I am wondering now. I did think they looked different...

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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
  • 582 images trained Machine learning
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