Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Albury, NSW

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Albury, NSW - 12 Apr 2022
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Albury, NSW - 12 Apr 2022
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 19 May 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Iridomyrmex purpureus 14 Apr 2022 KimberiRP
Unidentified 12 Apr 2022 KylieWaldon

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I was really taken with all these ants on this wattle sapling on the edge of the track. There were quite a few of the same wattles there, but only this one had ants. I looked hard for leafhoppers but couldn't see any. But on checking photos at home there is something there with the ants but too small for me to work out what they are.

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Leucochrysum albicans subsp. albicans (Hoary Sunray) at Albury, NSW - 26 Aug 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Eucalyptus sp. (A Gum Tree) at Albury, NSW - 26 Aug 2023 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Albury, NSW - 26 Aug 2023 by KylieWaldon
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Albury, NSW - 26 Aug 2023 by KylieWaldon
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Grevillea alpina (Mountain Grevillea / Cat's Claws Grevillea) at Glenroy, NSW - 26 Aug 2023 by KylieWaldon
Hibbertia riparia (Erect Guinea-flower) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Grevillea alpina (Mountain Grevillea / Cat's Claws Grevillea) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Brunonia australis (Blue Pincushion) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Hibbertia obtusifolia (Grey Guinea-flower) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Glenroy, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Senecio sp. (A Fireweed) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Drosera gunniana (Pale Sundew) at Albury, NSW - 19 Oct 2022 by KylieWaldon
Indigofera adesmiifolia (Tick Indigo) at Albury, NSW - 11 Apr 2022 by KylieWaldon
Dicamptus fuscicornis (Ichneumon wasp) at Albury, NSW - 11 Apr 2022 by KylieWaldon
Vespula germanica (European wasp) at Albury, NSW - 11 Apr 2022 by KylieWaldon
Burchardia umbellata (Milkmaids) at Albury, NSW - 17 Oct 2021 by Darcy
Arthropodium strictum (Chocolate Lily) at Albury, NSW - 17 Oct 2021 by Darcy
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Glenroy, NSW - 17 Oct 2021 by Darcy
Burchardia umbellata (Milkmaids) at Glenroy, NSW - 16 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Albury, NSW - 16 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Pimelea linifolia (Slender Rice Flower) at Albury, NSW - 16 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Hibbertia obtusifolia (Grey Guinea-flower) at Albury, NSW - 16 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Hibbertia riparia (Erect Guinea-flower) at Glenroy, NSW - 16 Oct 2021 by KylieWaldon
Daviesia latifolia (Hop Bitter-Pea) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Nodding Chocolate Lily) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Albury, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Pimelea humilis (Common Rice-flower) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Platylobium formosum (Handsome Flat Pea) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by KylieWaldon
Drosera auriculata (Tall Sundew) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by KylieWaldon
Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Hibbertia riparia (Erect Guinea-flower) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Albury, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Burchardia umbellata (Milkmaids) at Glenroy, NSW - 27 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Grevillea alpina (Mountain Grevillea / Cat's Claws Grevillea) at Glenroy, NSW - 26 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Heteropelma scaposum (Two-toned caterpillar parasite wasp) at Glenroy, NSW - 26 Sep 2021 by KylieWaldon
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Glenroy, NSW - 18 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Grevillea alpina (Mountain Grevillea / Cat's Claws Grevillea) at Albury - 18 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Linum marginale (Native Flax) at Nail Can Hill - 18 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Brunonia australis (Blue Pincushion) at Glenroy, NSW - 18 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Thysanotus tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Glenroy, NSW - 18 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Belenois java (Caper White) at Albury - 18 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. albicans (Hoary Sunray) at Glenroy, NSW - 18 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Nail Can Hill - 18 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Thysanotus tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Nail Can Hill - 9 Nov 2020 by ghardham

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  • 40 Abundance
  • 12 Apr 2022 08:37 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

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  • wattle Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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