Iridomyrmex purpureus
2 Meat Ant at Hughes, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 4 May 2020 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 4 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 4 May 2020 |
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User's notes
I was intrigued by this ant possessively carrying what I think is a creeping saltbush berry?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098444-35.327691
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 May 2020 02:40 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- LisaH 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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