Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Aranda, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Aranda, ACT - Yesterday 05:51 PM
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Iridomyrmex purpureus 5 hrs ago JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus Yesterday KMcCue

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They were intent on building a volcano type structure - are they that sure it will rain? Is this usual behaviour.

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JonLewis wrote:
   5 hrs ago
Hi KMcCue, there were certainly plenty of busy ants yesterday - I think they must read the weather forecast. Most meat ant nests aren’t raised up around the nest entrances like your photo, but you sometimes see them like this. I think it may have more to do with the soil that the particular nest is in than rain preparation. Cheers, Jon

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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  • 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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