Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Gungahlin Pond

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.104828-35.190989
• Altitude 610.2m
• Maps Gungahlin Pond
• Places Nicholls, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 19 Jan 2024 12:22 PM Recorded on
• Hejor1 Recorded by

• Collections

  Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• False Insect on a flower

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
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Iridomyrmex purpurea

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