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Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

Ant at Spence, ACT

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at Spence, ACT - 4 Mar 2019
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at Spence, ACT - 4 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) 23 May 2019 JonLewis
Unidentified 22 May 2019 Watermilli

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User's notes

To see if there were several types of ants in the garden, we put a drop of honey and a fragment of chicken on the brick paving, and photo'd the ants that turned up. Not sure if these three are the same or three different types. Abdomen on one looks more pointy.

2 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   24 May 2019
Hi Watermilli, I'll label this sighting as Iridomyrmex species, as this is what the first two photos are. The third photo is of an Anonychomyrma species. Cheers, Jon
   27 Jun 2019
3rd photo removed, see sighting # 4229105

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Additional information

  • Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

  • Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Scientific name
  • Ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 817.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 319 images trained Machine learning
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