Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at O'Connor, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at O'Connor, ACT - 2 May 2023
Iridomyrmex purpureus at O'Connor, ACT - 2 May 2023
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Iridomyrmex purpureus 2 May 2023 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus 2 May 2023 trevorpreston

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Digitaria sanguinalis (Summer Grass) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 7 Mar 2024 by trevorpreston
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Opisthoncus sexmaculatus (Six-marked jumping spider) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 15 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Lophyrotoma interrupta (Cattle Poisoning Sawfly) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 15 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
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Heteronychus arator (African black beetle) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 14 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Neosparassus calligaster (Beautiful Badge Huntsman) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 11 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Wahlenbergia capillaris (Tufted Bluebell) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 11 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Modiola caroliniana (Red-flowered Mallow) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 11 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Epilobium hirtigerum (Hairy Willowherb) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 11 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 11 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 11 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 11 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 11 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Phyllotocus rufipennis (Nectar scarab) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Oedaleus australis (Australian Oedaleus) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Oedaleus australis (Australian Oedaleus) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Geranium sp. Pleated sepals (D.E.Albrecht 4707) Vic. Herbarium at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Geranium sp.2 at Banksia Street Wetland Corridor - 4 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Nov 2023 by trevorpreston
Platyzosteria similis (Red-legged litter runner) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 by trevorpreston
Tetrigidae (family) (Pygmy grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 by trevorpreston
Spergularia rubra (Sandspurrey) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 by trevorpreston
Medicago polymorpha (Burr Medic) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 by trevorpreston
Medicago arabica (Spotted Burr Medic) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 by trevorpreston
Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 by trevorpreston
Lolium sp. (Ryegrass) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 by trevorpreston
Isopeda sp. (genus) (Huntsman Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Medicago polymorpha (Burr Medic) at O'Connor, ACT - 19 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Sylvicola dubius (Wood-gnat) at O'Connor, ACT - 19 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Paronychia brasiliana (Brazilian Whitlow) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Erodium cicutarium (Common Storksbill, Common Crowfoot) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Vulpia bromoides (Squirrel-tail Fescue, Hair Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Erodium cicutarium (Common Storksbill, Common Crowfoot) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Iridomyrmex rufoniger (Tufted Tyrant Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Robshelfordia circumducta (Shelford's Variable Cockroach) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Poa annua (Winter Grass, Annual Poa) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus (Darkling beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Funaria hygrometrica (Moss) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Veronica persica (Creeping Speedwell) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Entomobryomorpha (order) (Entomobryomorph springtail) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Cormocephalus aurantiipes (Orange-legged Centipede) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Rhytidoponera sp. (genus) (Rhytidoponera ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Physa acuta (European physa, Left-handed pondsnail) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) (Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Lepidium africanum (Common Peppercress) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata (Southern Blue Gum, Eurabbie) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Servaea incana (Hoary Servaea) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Clubiona sp. (genus) (Unidentified Stout Sac Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Laxta granicollis (Common bark or trilobite cockroach) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Badumna sp. (genus) (Lattice-web spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Euryopis umbilicata (Striped tick spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Euryopis umbilicata (Striped tick spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Vinca major (Blue Periwinkle) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Aug 2023 by trevorpreston
Sporobolus africanus (Parramatta Grass, Rat's Tail Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Rumex brownii (Slender Dock) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Cynodon dactylon (Couch Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Pseudococcidae sp. (family) (A mealybug) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) (Rainbow darkling beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 May 2023 by trevorpreston
Spergularia rubra (Sandspurrey) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Trifolium repens (White Clover) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Bromus catharticus (Prairie Grass) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Oxalis corniculata (Yellow Wood-sorrel) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Lampona cylindrata (White-tailed Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Cornu aspersum (Common Garden Snail) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus (Darkling beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Tragopogon dubius (Goatsbeard) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum (Dandelion) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Euchiton sphaericus (Star Cudweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Erigeron bonariensis (Flaxleaf Fleabane) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Erigeron sumatrensis (Tall Fleabane) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Stenocotis depressa (Leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Platybrachys vidua (Eye-patterned Gum Hopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
Phragmites australis (Common Reed) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Apr 2023 by trevorpreston
zz Polypore (shelf/hoof-like) at O'Connor, ACT - 8 Jul 2022 by trevorpreston
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 8 Jan 2022 by AndrewCB
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Apr 2020 by David

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 2 May 2023 09:38 AM Recorded on
  • trevorpreston Recorded by

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  • Gum tree trunk Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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