Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Brownlow Hill, NSW

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Brownlow Hill, NSW - 12 Nov 2024 02:17 PM

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Brownlow Hill, NSW - 12 Nov 2024 02:17 PM

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Identification history

	Iridomyrmex purpureus	13 Nov 2024	SimonDunstan
	Iridomyrmex purpureus	13 Nov 2024	BeckBrownlowHill

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3 comments

Curiosity wrote:

13 Nov 2024

@BeckBrownlowHill, I can't answer your question so have asked for some help from CNM.

SimonDunstan wrote:

13 Nov 2024

Going off of the satellite image for GPS location there is a large nest of what appears to me I.purpureus only a very short distance away.

Curiosity wrote:

14 Nov 2024

Thanks, Simon.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.631089 -34.035572
Altitude 90.8m
Maps Wollondilly Local Government Area Brownlow Hill Conservation
Places Brownlow Hill, NSW

Sighting information

> 10,001 Abundance
12 Nov 2024 02:17 PM Recorded on
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BeckBrownlowHill Southern Highlands NatureMapr Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm 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
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