Iridomyrmex purpureus

1 Meat Ant at Mount Majura

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Mount Majura - 29 Dec 2023 07:43 PM
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Iridomyrmex purpureus 12 Mar 2024 waltraud

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one of several meat ant nests with lentils; similar observations in the past such as cooked rice on top of meat ant nests; not sure whether this is a well meaning person "feeding" ants, or dumping discarded food or trying to annoy ants.

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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  • 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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