Iridomyrmex purpureus

Meat Ant at Gibson Desert North, WA

Iridomyrmex purpureus at Gibson Desert North, WA - 27 Aug 2024 06:07 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Gibson Desert North, WA - 27 Aug 2024 06:07 PM
Iridomyrmex purpureus at Gibson Desert North, WA - 27 Aug 2024 06:07 PM
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Identification history

Iridomyrmex purpureus 15 Jan 2025 SimonDunstan
Unidentified 4 Oct 2024 Paul4K

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SimonDunstan wrote:
   15 Jan 2025
Possibly I.sangureus.

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Sighting information

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
  • 626 images trained Machine learning
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