Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at The Rock, NSW

Iridomyrmex purpureus at The Rock, NSW - 7 Oct 2024
Iridomyrmex purpureus at The Rock, NSW - 7 Oct 2024
Iridomyrmex purpureus at The Rock, NSW - 7 Oct 2024
Iridomyrmex purpureus at The Rock, NSW - 7 Oct 2024
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 12 Oct 2024 SimonPDunstan
Unidentified 11 Oct 2024 ConBoekel

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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
  • 569 images trained Machine learning
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