Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Griffith, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.134064-35.334767
• Altitude 631.3m
• Maps Griffith Woodland
• Places Griffith, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 10 Jul 2019 12:06 PM Recorded on
• AlexKirk Recorded by

• Collections

  AlexKirk Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

• Ants on young Acacia bush, appear to be feeding on small insect larvae 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
• 702 images trained Machine learning
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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