Meat Ant at Undefined Area
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 22 Dec 2024 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 25 Feb 2024 | KylieWaldon |
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This ant must love interior decorating - doesn't it have snake skin in its mouth? At first I thought it was bubble wrap. It must be edible otherwise why would the ant carry it?
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.851224-36.138978
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 25 Feb 2024 09:31 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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