Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

	Iridomyrmex purpureus	12 Dec 2018	JonLewis
	Unverified	12 Dec 2018	Christine

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Location approximate. Probably more of the same, just looked a bit different.

4 comments

JonLewis wrote:

13 Dec 2018

Hi Christine, do you think they were the same size?

Christine wrote:

13 Dec 2018

As the meat ant, yes, about that size.

JonLewis wrote:

13 Dec 2018

Thanks Christine. It is the normal meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus). There is another Iridomyrmex which looks very similar but is about half the size and doesn't have big nests or busy trails like the normal meat ant. Cheers.

Christine wrote:

13 Dec 2018

Thanks Jon :)

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Location information

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
11 Dec 2018 01:38 PM Recorded on
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm 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
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea

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