Meat ant
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The meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), also called the meat-eater ant, is a species of ant found all around Australia. The ants are often used by farmers to clean the remaining meat off dead animals.
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Meat Ant Media
Iridomyrmex purpureus in Australian insects Froggatt 1907
Syntype specimen of I. detectus castrae, Natural History Museum of Geneva
Iridomyrmex purpureus casent0006108 profile 1
Iridomyrmex greensladei casent0172040 profile 1
Eye, electron microscopy
Shattuck 34774-1, Iridomyrmex purpureus, near Bungendore, NSW
These mound holes prevent water from entering the nest during rain.
Alates swarming for nuptial flight
Queen burrowing a hole after her nuptial flight
