Meat Ant at Whitlam, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 9 Nov 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 9 Nov 2025 | GG |
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User's notes
Close to a large ant nest and there was an ant in almost every flower head
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.028122-35.265253
- Altitude 601.7m
- Maps Molonglo River Reserve Kama
- Places Whitlam, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2025 01:00 PM Recorded on
- GG Recorded by
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Collections
GG NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting Daisy) Associated plant
- True Insect on a flower
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
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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