Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 4483943

Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Deakin, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Deakin, ACT - 21 Apr 2023 05:12 PM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 22 Apr 2023 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus 21 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Unverified 21 Apr 2023 LisaH

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User's notes

So many ants, busily tending to the scale insects(?)

2 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   22 Apr 2023
The ants love a few scale insects, sucking up the honeydew the scale produce as a byproduct of feeding on the tree sap.
LisaH wrote:
   22 Apr 2023
Thank you!

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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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