Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at Brownlow Hill, NSW
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | SimonDunstan | 13 Nov 2024 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | BeckBrownlowHill | 13 Nov 2024 |
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3 comments
13 Nov 2024
@BeckBrownlowHill, I can't answer your question so have asked for some help from CNM.
13 Nov 2024
Going off of the satellite image for GPS location there is a large nest of what appears to me I.purpureus only a very short distance away.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.631089-34.035572
- Altitude 90.8m
- Places Brownlow Hill, NSW
Sighting information
- > 10,001 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2024 02:17 PM Recorded on
- BeckBrownlowHill Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- BeckBrownlowHill Southern Highlands NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
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