Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Yackandandah, VIC

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Yackandandah, VIC - 13 Feb 2023
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Yackandandah, VIC - 13 Feb 2023
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Yackandandah, VIC - 13 Feb 2023
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Yackandandah, VIC - 13 Feb 2023
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 15 Jan 2025 SimonDunstan
Unidentified 14 Feb 2023 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

these huge ants were going up and coming down this gum tree trunk. every now and then a smaller one came down. Red head, black body, black stripe on butt and gold tip. They were going a little too fast for me with camera!

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Additional information

  • gum tree Associated plant
  • 50mm or larger 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
  • 623 images trained Machine learning
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