Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Aranda, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 23 Mar 2019 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 22 Mar 2019 |
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User's notes
Interesting anthill - a middle eastern variety?
2 comments
24 Mar 2019
It's certainly the normal meat ant Iridomyrmex purpureus, but it's a very unusual nest.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.080428-35.260518
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 Mar 2019 08:55 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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
Record quality
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