Iridomyrmex purpureus

1 Meat Ant at Michelago, NSW

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3 comments

JonLewis wrote:

   7 Apr 2019

These photos are spectacular! Thanks, Jon

KimPullen wrote:

   20 Apr 2019

Attending the scale insect Cryptes baccatus.

Illilanga wrote:

   20 Apr 2019

Related sighting: Cryptes baccatus (Wattle Tick Scale) on 12 Aug 2018

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.154445-35.780000
• Altitude 771.7m
• Maps Illilanga & Baroona
• Places Michelago, NSW

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 12 Aug 2018 02:29 PM Recorded on
• Illilanga Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Illilanga

Additional information

• Acacia rubida Associated plant
• 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
• 582 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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