Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

Ant at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

	Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)	21 Mar 2021	JonLewis
	Unidentified	21 Mar 2021	AlisonMilton

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User's notes

These ants were busy excavating a fallen tree.

3 comments

JonLewis wrote:

21 Mar 2021

Hi Alison, this ant could be one of several species of Iridomyrmex which are hard to tell apart unless they are under the microscope. The notes for I. suchieri in AntWiki gives a bit of context - "As with most of the other small and small-medium Iridomyrmex, the species has no notable features."
https://antwiki.org/wiki/Iridomyrmex_suchieri. Cheers, Jon

AlisonMilton wrote:

21 Mar 2021

Thanks. Do you want me to try to get a sample?

JonLewis wrote:

21 Mar 2021

Probably no need Alison - all those ants are fairly common, but just difficult to ID from a normal photo. Cheers, Jon

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Location information

Coordinates 149.071252 -35.230593
Altitude 641.1m
Maps Lake Ginninderra
Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
1 Mar 2021 12:29 PM Recorded on
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Scientific name
Ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 817.2m Recorded at altitude
363 images trained Machine learning
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