Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Garran, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | SimonDunstan | 20 Oct 2024 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | Medha | 20 Oct 2024 |
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Half a queen ant, seemed relatively unaware of the fact it had not abdomen was just casually cleaning her antennae
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108292-35.346242
- Altitude 628.2m
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Oct 2024 06:20 PM Recorded on
- Medha Recorded by
- Injured / sick Animal health
- Female Gender
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Medha 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
Record quality
Quality score
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