Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Mount Majura

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Identification history

	Iridomyrmex purpureus	12 Mar 2024	JonLewis
	Formicidae (family)	11 Mar 2024	abread111

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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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waltraud wrote:

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.

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

Additional information

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
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania