Meat Ant at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 24 Nov 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 24 Nov 2025 | Debbie05 |
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Ants were gathered around food source
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107000-35.277000
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 30 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2025 01:28 PM Recorded on
- Debbie05 Recorded by
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Collections
Debbie05 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus tree Associated plant
- Possibly a caterpillar Associated animal
- 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
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
- Description
- Additional attributes