Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 3878016

Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Hackett, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Hackett, ACT - 11 Dec 2018
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 19 Dec 2018 JonLewis
Camponotus aeneopilosus 13 Dec 2018 AlisonMilton

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3 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   20 Dec 2018
Hi Alison - nice photos but the ant looks like a meat ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus. Do you know the plant the ants are on? Cheers, Jon
AlisonMilton wrote:
   20 Dec 2018
No I don't know the plant but can go back for an identification. Quite a lot of insects on this same plant.
JonLewis wrote:
   20 Dec 2018
That's OK - just didn't recognise it.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 11 Dec 2018 09:34 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

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
  • 574 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
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