Iridomyrmex purpureus

1 Meat Ant at Namadgi National Park

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Namadgi National Park - 12 Apr 2024
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Namadgi National Park - 12 Apr 2024
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Namadgi National Park - 12 Apr 2024
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Namadgi National Park - 12 Apr 2024
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Namadgi National Park - 12 Apr 2024
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 15 Apr 2024 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus 12 Apr 2024 CarbonAI
Iridomyrmex purpureus 12 Apr 2024 RodDeb

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some of them were moving "rocks".

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Sighting information

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
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