Iridomyrmex purpureus

2 Meat Ant at Aranda Bushland

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.075898-35.266665
• Maps Aranda Bushland
• Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 5 Jan 2024 10:34 AM Recorded on
• CathB Recorded by

• Collections

  Featured CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

• Acacia implexa Associated plant
• Psyllids Associated animal
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

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
• 700 images trained Machine learning
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