Meat Ant at West Wodonga, VIC
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 5 Jan 2025 | JonLewis | ||
| Unverified | 2 Sep 2023 | KylieWaldon |
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never seen an ant pickup a spider before. Not sure if it killed it or not. But it struggled to get it through the undergrowth and back to the colony.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.850974-36.138921
- Maps Federation Hill Wodonga
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Sep 2023 12:02 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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