Meat Ant at Garran, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 20 Oct 2024 | SimonDunstan | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 20 Oct 2024 | Medha |
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2 meat ant queens digging their claustral chambers 10-15cm away from eachother
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108389-35.346193
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 19 Oct 2024 06:23 PM Recorded on
- Medha Recorded by
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Collections
Medha Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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