Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

Ant at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)	12 Feb 2020	JonLewis
	Unidentified	12 Feb 2020	YellowButton

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2 comments

JonLewis wrote:

13 Feb 2020

Hi YellowButton, this is probably an Iridomyrmex queen, possibly Iridomyrmex purpureus, looking for a place to dig a nest, similar to sighting 4249723. Cheers, Jon

YellowButton wrote:

16 Feb 2020

thanks Jon

It was a beautiful ant :)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.119767 -35.292969
Altitude 563.7m
Maps Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Jan 2018 12:30 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

Was alone Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Scientific name
Ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 796m Recorded at altitude
210 images trained Machine learning
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