Meat Ant at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 10 Nov 2024 | SimonDunstan | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 9 Oct 2024 | SimonDunstan | ||
| Camponotus sp. (genus) | 12 Nov 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Camponotus sp. (genus) | 12 Nov 2020 | JonLewis | ||
| Unidentified | 4 Nov 2020 | eCalaby |
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User's notes
Ants with large abdomens some were burrowing (presumably nest building)
2 comments
eCalaby
wrote:
7 Nov 2020
looks similar to a suspected Camponotus spp. sighting on Canberra Nature Map. Apologies for the poor quality image (they were a very fast ant)
JonLewis
wrote:
12 Nov 2020
Sorry for the slow reply - yes, I agree it is a Camponotus queen. I can't be certain which species, but suspect it could be Camponotus intrepidus. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.086235-35.235999
- Maps University of Canberra
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2020 06:10 PM Recorded on
- eCalaby Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) eCalaby Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
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
- 623 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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