Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Lyneham, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 24 Feb 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 24 Feb 2025 | MPhillips |
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The ants were very active on a warm morning. They appeared to have created a highway and worn a track about10 cms wide from their nest to an unspecified destination .
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.121179-35.247130
- Maps Magpie Hill Park, Lyneham
- Places Lyneham, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 23 Feb 2025 10:36 AM Recorded on
- MPhillips Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- MPhillips NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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