Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Isabella Plains, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Isabella Plains, ACT - 22 Jan 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Isabella Plains, ACT - 22 Jan 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Isabella Plains, ACT - 22 Jan 2018
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 23 Jan 2018 KimPullen
Iridomyrmex purpureus 23 Jan 2018 RodDeb

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Sighting information

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
  • 593 images trained Machine learning
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