Iridomyrmex purpureus
Meat Ant at West Wodonga, VIC
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| Iridomyrmex purpureus | JonLewis | 31 Aug 2025 | |
| Iridomyrmex purpureus | KylieWaldon | 31 Aug 2025 |
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I saw one ?meat ant on the track, and then this second one was carrying an enormous ant! Don't think I've seen this before.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.850969-36.138927
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 31 Aug 2025 10:29 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- bull ant Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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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
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Synonyms
Iridomyrmex purpurea
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