Meat Ant at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 21 Dec 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 21 Dec 2025 | HelenCross |
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2 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
21 Dec 2025
A queen that had mated, dropped its wings and is now looking for a place to dig a nest.
HelenCross
wrote:
21 Dec 2025
Thanks Jon, lots around this evening along with those preparing to leave nests
Location information
- Coordinates 149.026587-35.390537
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2025 05:16 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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Collections
HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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
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