Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Belconnen, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.073866-35.246715
• Altitude 616.1m
• Maps Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor
• Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

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

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Wattle Associated plant
• Psyllids 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
• 662 images trained Machine learning
• External link More information

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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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