Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Indigo Valley, VIC

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Indigo Valley, VIC - 30 Mar 2025 01:26 PM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 2 Apr 2025 SimonDunstan
Unverified 1 Apr 2025 ConBoekel

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If this were in Canberra they would be automatic I. purpureus. This far afield... I am not at all sure.

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Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm 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
  • 688 images trained Machine learning
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