Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Aranda, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Aranda, ACT - 7 Sep 2024
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 9 Sep 2024 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus 8 Sep 2024 CarbonAI
Iridomyrmex purpureus 8 Sep 2024 ConBoekel

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Trifolium campestre (Hop Clover) at Aranda, ACT - 23 Oct 2024 by trevorpreston
Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Oct 2024 by JVR
Acacia sp. (A Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Flavoparmelia sp. (Flavoparmelia Lichen) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Cladonia sp. (genus) (Cup Lichen) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Aranda, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Oxalis sp. (Wood Sorrel) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Isochorista panaeolana (A Tortricid moth) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Ischnura aurora (Aurora Bluetail) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Agrotis munda (Brown Cutworm) at Aranda, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Pardalotus punctatus (Spotted Pardalote) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler) at Bruce, ACT - 12 Aug 2024 by JVR
Acacia pravissima (Wedge-leaved Wattle, Ovens Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 12 Aug 2024 by JVR
Acacia baileyana x Acacia dealbata (Cootamundra Wattle x Silver Wattle (Hybrid)) at Aranda, ACT - 22 Apr 2024 by lbradley
Acacia baileyana x Acacia dealbata (Cootamundra Wattle x Silver Wattle (Hybrid)) at Bruce, ACT - 22 Apr 2024 by lbradley
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 15 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Gamochaeta impatiens (A cudweed) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 12 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Bruce, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by lyndallh
Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (Australian Blackthorn) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by JVR
Styphelia fletcheri subsp. brevisepala (Twin Flower Beard-Heath) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Lampona cylindrata (White-tailed Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Aug 2023 by JVR
Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (Australian Blackthorn) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Aug 2023 by JVR
Malus sp. (Crab Apple) at Bruce, ACT - 11 May 2023 by JVR
Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) at Bruce, ACT - 19 Apr 2023 by JVR
Gallus gallus (Red Junglefowl (Domestic)) at Aranda, ACT - 13 Feb 2023 by JohnGiacon
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Bruce, ACT - 14 Jan 2023 by Trevor
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Jan 2023 by MattM
Opercularia hispida (Hairy Stinkweed) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Jan 2023 by MattM
Rytidosperma caespitosum (Ringed Wallaby Grass) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Jan 2023 by MattM
Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by michaelb
Pomaderris betulina subsp. betulina (Birch Pomaderris) at Aranda, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by michaelb
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet, Common Violet) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Aug 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Aug 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Geophilomorpha sp. (order) (Earth or soil centipede) at Aranda, ACT - 4 Jul 2022 by trevorpreston
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum) at Bruce, ACT - 10 Jun 2022 by mainsprite
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Bruce, ACT - 2 Oct 2021 by JVR
Juncus sp. (A Rush) at Bruce, ACT - 21 Sep 2021 by Dora
Oudemansiella gigaspora group (Rooting Shank) at Aranda, ACT - 25 May 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Unidentified Macromastix crane fly) at Bruce, ACT - 9 Dec 2020 by tpreston
Hypoxis hygrometrica (Golden Weather-grass) at Bruce, ACT - 9 Dec 2020 by tpreston
Cracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird) at Bruce, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by JVR
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at Aranda, ACT - 12 Sep 2020 by AlisonMilton
Drosera sp. (A Sundew) at Bruce, ACT - 4 Sep 2020 by JVR
Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass) at Bruce, ACT - 1 Sep 2020 by JVR

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 7 Sep 2024 03:00 PM Recorded on
  • ConBoekel Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
  • 569 images trained Machine learning
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