Meat Ant at Bonython, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 11 Apr 2022 | JonLewis | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 9 Apr 2022 | RodDeb |
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swarming on large nest covered with the ants very active with winged ants also, they were also all over the nearby path
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.070525-35.429398
- Altitude 577.5m
- Maps Stranger Pond
- Places Bonython, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 9 Apr 2022 01:31 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Collections
RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
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
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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