Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | SimonDunstan | 5 Nov 2025 | |
| Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 3 Nov 2025 | |
| Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Nov 2025 | |
| Unverified | chriselidie | 2 Nov 2025 |
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Rapidly running around - hard to photograph. Looked like a very large ant from the side?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.142496-35.190305
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2025 05:35 PM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- chriselidie 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
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
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