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Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Tuggeranong, ACT

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Tuggeranong, ACT - 7 Aug 2023 04:22 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Tuggeranong, ACT - 7 Aug 2023 04:22 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Tuggeranong, ACT - 7 Aug 2023 04:22 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Tuggeranong, ACT - 7 Aug 2023 04:22 PM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 8 Aug 2023 MichaelBedingfield

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Near the Murrumbidgee River downstream of Point Hut Crossing.

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Additional information

  • Acacia rubida Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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
  • 641 images trained Machine learning
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