Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at McKellar, ACT

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Iridomyrmex purpureus JonLewis 29 Oct 2022
Unverified Amata 23 Oct 2022

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   29 Oct 2022
This is a queen looking for a place to dig a nest. Cheers, Jon

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • Amata Recorded by
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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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

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Quality score 3 / 7
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