Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)

Ant at Leneva, VIC

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at Leneva, VIC - 12 Jan 2025 09:09 AM
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at Leneva, VIC - 12 Jan 2025 09:09 AM
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) at Leneva, VIC - 12 Jan 2025 09:09 AM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) 25 Jan 2025 JonLewis
Unidentified 24 Jan 2025 KylieWaldon

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There was this mess of ants on dead twigs on the ground. what was weird was all the winged insects with them. Are they ants or something else? They were there the whole hour I was there. The night before there had been a storm.

2 comments

SimonDunstan wrote:
   25 Jan 2025
Males(drones) of the species :)
KylieWaldon wrote:
   25 Jan 2025
TY SimonD. I seem to be getting a lot of different ants and ant behaviours this season! :)

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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  • Iridomyrmex sp. (genus) Scientific name
  • Ant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 817.2m Recorded at altitude
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