Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Weston, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.052445-35.334915
• Altitude 563.5m
• Places Weston, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 17 Feb 2025 01:28 PM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

• Eucalyptus Associated plant
• Attending leafhoppers Associated Insect
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• 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
• 651 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

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• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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