Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Nicholls, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 18 Sep 2024 | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | CarbonAI | 18 Sep 2024 | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | ConBoekel | 18 Sep 2024 |
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User's notes
These seemed just to sitting still gaining a bit of warmth. There were very, very few active nests located on Harcourt Hill. Several had been severely impacted by cattle trampling. No sign of predation by echidnas.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.077773-35.185342
- Altitude 666.1m
- Maps Harcourt Hill
- Places Nicholls, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Sep 2024 12:19 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
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