Meat Ant at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 3 Nov 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 2 Nov 2020 | JackyF |
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User's notes
Swarming. Another nest nearby was swarming yesterday.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.103393-35.326112
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2020 03:18 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
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Collections
JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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