Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

	Iridomyrmex purpureus	5 Feb 2021	JonLewis
	Iridomyrmex purpureus	5 Feb 2021	MatthewFrawley

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Appear to be swarming, is this something generally associated with warm and humid conditions? It was certainly warm and humid at the time of this sighting.

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JonLewis wrote:

5 Feb 2021

Hi Matthew, yes, warm and humid are ideal conditions for sending winged males & females out to start new colonies. Cheers, Jon

MatthewFrawley wrote:

6 Feb 2021

Thanks Jon, good to know about the ants.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.065372 -35.371561
Maps Mount Taylor
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
5 Feb 2021 01:34 PM Recorded on
MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Mixed Gender
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
630 images trained Machine learning
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