Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Mount Majura

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.169287-35.226767
• Altitude 646.0m
• Maps The Fair, Watson
• Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 4 Mar 2024 12:04 PM Recorded on
• abread111 Recorded by

• Collections

  abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

• Apple Box Associated plant
• Gum tree leaf hopper 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
• 702 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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