Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Garran, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 12 Oct 2019 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 11 Oct 2019 |
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User's notes
Many ant holes over an area about 2 X 2m. These meat ant nests occur commonly on paths in the sun throughout HGW. Kids love to play with them and put stones on them to stir them up!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.100328-35.339603
- Altitude 626.1m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 17 Oct 2019 03:49 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ruthkerruish 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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