Insects
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Sighting 4646613

Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at West Albury, NSW

Iridomyrmex purpureus at West Albury, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 11:07 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at West Albury, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 11:07 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at West Albury, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 11:07 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at West Albury, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 11:07 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at West Albury, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 11:07 AM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at West Albury, NSW - 16 Feb 2025 11:07 AM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 17 Feb 2025 JonLewis
Iridomyrmex purpureus 17 Feb 2025 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

I think all the ant hills on the side of the track (about 4) were this species. Now and then there were a couple on the track some distance from the hills carrying odd items. LIke the second photo - which I think is a bit of metal!

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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm 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
  • 698 images trained Machine learning
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