Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Watson Green Space
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 4 Feb 2024 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | AniseStar | 3 Feb 2024 |
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User's notes
Large colony of ants under the Meeting Tree in Friends of Watson Green Space. These ones were feeding on a bristle fly.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.163347-35.238274
- Altitude 629.3m
- Maps Watson Green Space
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2024 09:51 AM Recorded on
- AniseStar Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- AniseStar Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
Record quality
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