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see notes below| Insufficient or inconclusive evidence | 21 Dec 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 16 Dec 2018 | JackyF |
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About a hundred medium-size ants, looked like meat ants, clustered on stems of small black wattle, but could not see any other insects with them. Hairstreak butterflies and pupae were sighted in this wattle last summer (sighting 22 Jan) but I could not see any signs of them.
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JonLewis
wrote:
20 Dec 2018
Hi Jacky, you are very likely right that they are meat ants (Iridomyrmex purpureus) but there is not quite enough detail in the photo to be sure. Cheers, Jon
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2018 04:58 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
Additional information
- Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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