Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 22 Oct 2018 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 21 Oct 2018 |
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User's notes
The ants were feeding on sugars exuded from the nymphs (?) they were protecting
2 comments
23 Oct 2018
Many thanks - the ants were very busy, the leaf hoppers tried valiantly to keep out of our sight behind the branch.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.990746-35.743835
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 15 Oct 2018 10:23 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea