Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 3 Jun 2019 | |
| Camponotus sp. (genus) | LisaH | 2 Jun 2019 |
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User's notes
I'm guessing this is a sugar ant? I found this an interesting site, as the track in the second photo is made by the ants for the ants, and has been there for years.
2 comments
3 Jun 2019
Hi Lisa, this is a meat ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus. It Is pretty big, like a sugar ant, but you can see in the third photo the red and purple colours on it. Meat ants are very good at building highways to help them travel quickly between nests or to go out foraging for food. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.966549-35.417836
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 2 Jun 2019 05:28 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- LisaH 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
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