Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 3878377

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Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 21 Dec 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 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

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  • Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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