Meat Ant at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 28 Nov 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 28 Nov 2025 | waltraud |
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Releasing princesses and princes; the first photo is an enlargement of the second photo, the 3rd shows the entire nest site.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.169769-35.224756
- Altitude 621.3m
- Maps Mount Majura The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2025 03:35 PM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
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Collections
waltraud NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 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