Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Hall, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 28 Sep 2025 | |
| Unverified | amiessmacro | 27 Sep 2025 |
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I think the one on the right is a meat ant but unsure on the left
3 comments
28 Sep 2025
@amiessmacro
They are both meat ants - they can vary in colour a bit. Cheers, Jon
They are both meat ants - they can vary in colour a bit. Cheers, Jon
28 Sep 2025
@amiessmacro From their stance, the ants look like they are engaged in “ritual fighting” which can happen at the boundaries of two different ant colonies. You may be interested in the link below. Cheers, Jon
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Ritualised_fighting_in_Iridomyrmex_purpureus
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Ritualised_fighting_in_Iridomyrmex_purpureus
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065293-35.169380
- Maps Hall Horse Paddocks
- Places Hall, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Sep 2025 03:28 PM Recorded on
- amiessmacro Recorded by
- Ground Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- amiessmacro NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location