Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Holt, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | AlisonMilton | 29 Nov 2020 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | CathB | 29 Nov 2020 |
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User's notes
Ant has been caught by a crab spider (sighting 4359742) and freeloader flies are 'helping'.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.082600-35.272287
- Altitude 553.1m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2020 05:15 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Eucalyptus blakelyi Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB 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
Record quality
Quality score
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