Meat Ant at Wodonga, VIC
Identification history
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 31 Dec 2024 | SimonDunstan | ||
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | 31 Dec 2024 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
All along the track, thick with them. Also on the track running alongside. tried to stay away from them as much as possible (after getting some bites a couple of weeks ago on one leg that swelled and went all hot and hard!)
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.901991-36.142214
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 2000 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2024 06:24 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Iridomyrmex purpureus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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