Meat Ant at Isaacs, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 20 Aug 2022 | Mike | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 20 Aug 2022 | Mike |
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Mike
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20 Aug 2022
These were not at all happy when I stepped on their nest while pulling out some African daisy weeds. I was attacked but managed to get rid of most of the ants. A couple came home with me but only one bit me. Just as well they were not bull ants.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.115638-35.377862
- Altitude 705.2m
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 19 Aug 2022 05:31 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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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