Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Mount Majura
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 12 Mar 2024 | |
| Formicidae (family) | abread111 | 11 Mar 2024 |
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Several ant nests along Clancy's track had this white powder sprinkled on them. Previous sighting about 2 weeks ago of the same thing. Do other reserves see this happening to ant nests? Is someone trying to feed the ants or poison them?
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12 Mar 2024
Unfortunately there are a lot of weird, antisocial and illegal activities in this area - I hope the powder is harmless such as the cooked rice and lentils that I found on meat ant nests elsewhere; see for instance https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4559594.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.169185-35.226747
- Altitude 640.0m
- Maps The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2024 09:42 AM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- abread111 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
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