Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at West Wodonga, VIC
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 5 Jan 2025 | ||
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 2 Sep 2023 |
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never seen an ant pickup a spider before. Not sure if it killed it or not. But it struggled to get it through the undergrowth and back to the colony.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.850974-36.138921
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Sep 2023 12:02 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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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
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
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