Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus	12 Oct 2024	SimonDunstan
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)	12 Feb 2020	JonLewis
Unverified	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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YellowButton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Was alone 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
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