Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Acton, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Acton, ACT - 21 Jan 2018 12:30 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Acton, ACT - 21 Jan 2018 12:30 PM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 12 Oct 2024 SimonDunstan
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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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
  • 630 images trained Machine learning
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