Meat Ant at Albury, NSW
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 10 Jan 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Camponotus claripes | 21 Oct 2022 | KylieWaldon | ||
| Unverified | 21 Oct 2022 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
This HUGE ant came down the track at staggered pace. It was at least 5 times as big as a meat ant which I think is what is to the left of it in one of the photos. Is it an ant? Biggest ant I've ever seen!
3 comments
JonLewis
wrote:
10 Jan 2025
Hi Kylie, this is a new meat ant queen looking for somewhare to start a new nest. Cheers, Jon
KylieWaldon
wrote:
11 Jan 2025
ohhhh. TYVM JonLewis. That one has confused the heck out of me for years!
Location information
- Coordinates 146.907237-36.065121
- Places Albury, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Oct 2022 09:20 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes