Meat Ant at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 24 Sep 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 24 Sep 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unverified | 24 Sep 2025 | HappyWanderer |
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User's notes
looks like the ants were paying attention to round structures [eggs or galls] - which were not part of the tree
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
24 Sep 2025
Hi HappyW, the objects on the branches are scale insects, which produce honeydew which the ants love. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.167589-35.244831
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 24 Sep 2025 11:25 AM Recorded on
- HappyWanderer Recorded by
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Collections
HappyWanderer NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- foraging on eucalyptus species. Associated plant
- 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
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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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