Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Wodonga, VIC

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 6 Sep 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 5 Sep 2021 KylieWaldon

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THe first photo is a different ant hill. The rest the same one. Think they are all the same species. Active after the rain.

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Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Jack Perry Reserve - 15 Dec 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Calliphora augur (Lesser brown or Blue-bodied blowfly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Chaetophthalmus sp. (genus) (A bristle fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Spathulina acroleuca (A seed fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Luzula flaccida (Pale Woodrush) at Wodonga, VIC - 6 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Manorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner) at Wodonga, VIC - 16 Jul 2023 by KylieWaldon
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Ellipsidion sp. (genus) (A diurnal cockroach) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Odontomyia hunteri (Soldier fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Wodonga, VIC - 8 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Sonchus oleraceus (Annual Sowthistle) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Austrolestes analis (Slender Ringtail) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Agriomyia sp. (genus) (Yellow flower wasp) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Jan 2022 by KylieWaldon
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Arthropodium strictum (Chocolate Lily) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Burchardia umbellata (Milkmaids) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Diplacodes melanopsis (Black-faced Percher) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Brunonia australis (Blue Pincushion) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Pultenaea foliolosa (Small Leaf Bushpea) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Pultenaea foliolosa (Small Leaf Bushpea) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Luzula meridionalis (Common Woodrush) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus (Annual Daisy) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Trifolium campestre (Hop Clover) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Parentucellia latifolia (Red Bartsia) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Wodonga, VIC - 29 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. cuneata (Wedge-leaved Hop Bush) at Wodonga, VIC - 5 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Setaria parviflora (Slender Pigeon Grass) at Wodonga, VIC - 15 Aug 2021 by KylieWaldon
Laccaria sp. (Laccaria) at Wodonga, VIC - 14 Aug 2021 by KylieWaldon
Abantiades atripalpis (Bardee grub/moth, Rain Moth) at Wodonga, VIC - 14 Aug 2021 by Kyliegw
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Wodonga, VIC - 14 Aug 2021 by Kyliegw
Lemidia sp. (genus) (Clerid beetle) at Wodonga - 5 Jun 2021 by Kyliegw
Ichneumonidae (family) (Unidentified ichneumon wasp) at Wodonga - 5 Jun 2021 by Kyliegw
Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass) at Wodonga - 5 Jun 2021 by Kyliegw
Grona varians (Slender Tick-Trefoil) at Wodonga - 2 Nov 2020 by ClaireSee

Location information

Sighting information

  • 60 Abundance
  • 5 Sep 2021 10:20 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

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
  • 569 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information

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