Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Forrest, ACT
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 13 Oct 2026 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | CarbonAI | 13 Oct 2026 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | RobParnell | 13 Oct 2026 |
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Urban Survey Collins Park Forrest
One large ants nest with many holes, say 500 ants and one smaller nest of say 100. Will have to skill up on counting (and photographing) ants.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.125128-35.319263
- Places Forrest, ACT
Sighting information
- 500 Abundance
- 12 Oct 2026 01:48 PM Recorded on
- RobParnell Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- RobParnell 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
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