Meat Ant at Theodore, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 21 Mar 2024 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 20 Mar 2024 | Cardy |
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2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
21 Mar 2024
Hi Cardy, this is a queen which has mated and lost her wings, and now digging her new nest. Cheers, Jon
Cardy
wrote:
21 Mar 2024
Hi Jon,
I thought that was what was happening, appreciate the feedback to confirm it.
Cheers, Steve
I thought that was what was happening, appreciate the feedback to confirm it.
Cheers, Steve
Location information
- Coordinates 149.121308-35.444664
- Altitude 633.0m
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Mar 2024 05:14 PM Recorded on
- Cardy Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Cardy
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
- 589 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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