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Iridomyrmex purpureus

1 Meat Ant at Paddys River, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Mar 2019
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 11 Mar 2019 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus 10 Mar 2019 HarveyPerkins

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attending acacia mealybugs

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Sighting information

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
  • 582 images trained Machine learning
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