Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Hughes, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 14 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 14 Feb 2021 |
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Drama on the eucalypt sapling! These ants were monstering a beetle - they were curious, touching and moving in on the beetle, then retreating, until eventually leaving it alone. The beetle tried to skedaddle, but it had tiny legs and they were much bigger, so on many occasions one form of defense seemed to be going around in circles (along with a hardish shell.)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.091362-35.327686
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 13 Feb 2021 02:18 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- Eucalypt Associated plant
- Beetle Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- LisaH 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
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