Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Majura, ACT

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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus	17 Oct 2020	JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus	17 Oct 2020	JonLewis
Unverified	14 Oct 2020	AlisonMilton

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3 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

17 Oct 2020

Jon, Why a meat ant? They don't look like any meat ant I've seen and they were solitary. Thanks

JonLewis wrote:

17 Oct 2020

Hi Alison, this is a meat ant queen which has mated, lost her wings and is now looking for a place to dig a nest. The queens are generally much bigger than the workers and are a different shape because they need big muscles to power the wings. There are some good photos on AntWiki. Cheers, Jon

AlisonMilton wrote:

18 Oct 2020

Thanks Jon

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Location information

Coordinates 149.181225 -35.271338
Altitude 581.2m
Maps Mount Ainslie
Places Majura, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Oct 2020 03:56 PM Recorded on
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
698 images trained Machine learning
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