Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Higgins, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | CarbonAI | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| Dolichoderinae (subfamily) | Untidy | 12 Oct 2026 |
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3 comments
12 Oct 2026
Most of the ants are Iridomyrmex purpureus, but there is one Rhytidoponera metallica in there too.
13 Oct 2026
Hi Untidy, yes, you will need to put it in as a seperate sighting if you want it to be a proper record in CNM. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.028953-35.236570
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2026 11:39 AM Recorded on
- Untidy Recorded by
- Eating a leafhopper Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Untidy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
Quality score
4 / 7
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