Meat Ant at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 5 Feb 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 5 Feb 2021 | MatthewFrawley |
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User's notes
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.
2 comments
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
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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
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
- Up to 963.87m Recorded at altitude
- 481 images trained Machine learning
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