Meat Ant at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 17 Mar 2025 | NateKingsford | ||
| Unverified | 17 Mar 2025 | Mike |
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1 comment
Mike
wrote:
17 Mar 2025
There were only a few climbing the tree, not like the dozens that filled my shoes and climbed my legs a few minutes before. I shouldn't stand still to take photos.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.136296-35.348657
- Altitude 663.0m
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 17 Mar 2025 05:04 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Collections
Mike NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Iridomyrmex purpureus 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes