Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 21 Oct 2021 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | Roger | 21 Oct 2021 |
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User's notes
There seemed to be lots of interaction bewteen the ants, this happened at two different loctions.
2 comments
21 Oct 2021
Terrific photo Roger. This is almost certainly an unfriendly interaction between ants from two different nests. The way they are standing up high on their legs and posturing is very typical of the "ritualised fighting" that this species does. For more information take a look at the Meat Ant entry in Wikipedia which has some detail on this. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.089913-35.276217
- Altitude 646.4m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2021 09:17 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Roger 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
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