Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Evatt, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Evatt, ACT - 19 Oct 2022 06:19 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Evatt, ACT - 19 Oct 2022 06:19 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Evatt, ACT - 19 Oct 2022 06:19 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Evatt, ACT - 19 Oct 2022 06:19 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Evatt, ACT - 19 Oct 2022 06:19 AM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 21 Oct 2022 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus 19 Oct 2022 TimL

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A very active queen who had mated and lost her wings. She was found as she started to dig beneath a garden path to form a nest.

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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Female 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
  • 702 images trained Machine learning
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