Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 4228805

Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Michelago, NSW

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Michelago, NSW - 23 Dec 2018 03:27 PM
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Iridomyrmex purpureus 12 Oct 2024 SimonDunstan
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) 20 Jun 2019 JonLewis
Unverified 20 Jun 2019 Illilanga

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JonLewis wrote:
   21 Jun 2019
Looks like a mated queen who has landed and dropped her wings, now looking for somewhere to dig her nest - though the spot she's chosen doesn't look too promising. Cheers, Jon

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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm 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
  • 702 images trained Machine learning
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