Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

Ant at QPRC LGA

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 22 Oct 2021
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 22 Oct 2021
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 22 Oct 2021
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 22 Oct 2021
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at QPRC LGA - 22 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) 21 Jan 2024 JonLewis
Unidentified 21 Jan 2024 arjay

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User's notes

Maybe an ant. It was digging a hole and eventually vanished covering the hole with the disturbed earth.

2 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   21 Jan 2024
Well spotted - an Iridomyrmex queen, newly mated and digging a nest to begin her life as the founder of a new ant colony.
arjay wrote:
   21 Jan 2024
I was really pleased to see this because we often see small patches of disturbed earth and sometimes it is beetles or crickets excavating but this time it wasn't.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 22 Oct 2021 06:44 PM Recorded on
  • arjay Recorded by

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Scientific name
  • Ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 817.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 302 images trained Machine learning
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