Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Symonston, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.135057-35.349859
• Altitude 676.0m
• Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
• Places Symonston, ACT

Sighting information

• 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
• 19 Oct 2024 03:37 PM Recorded on
• Mike Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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
• External link More information

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