Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Fadden, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.133835-35.388457
• Altitude 669.0m
• Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby Isaacs Ridge Offset Area
• Places Fadden, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 16 Mar 2025 11:19 AM Recorded on
• Mike Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 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
• 702 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

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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• Additional attributes