Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Lower Portland, NSW

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Lower Portland, NSW - 16 Aug 2020 01:00 PM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 2 Apr 2025 JonLewis
Unverified 2 Apr 2025 BlundellsSwamp

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm 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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