Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Kaleen, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.112528-35.239982
• Altitude 623.7m
• Maps Lyneham Ridge O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands
• Places Kaleen, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 7 Mar 2025 10:03 AM Recorded on
• ConBoekel Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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

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