General Description
Body colour dark purplish-brown. Worker body up to 1 cm long.
Biology
Meat Ants make a large mound nest, covered by small pebbles and cleared of vegetation. The worker ants cannot sting, but they can bite and secrete a defensive fluid from the end of their abdomen.
Distribution
Mainland Australia.
Habitat
Sandy or gravelly soils in urban areas, forests, woodlands, and heathlands.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Purple body.
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Maximum Size
1 cm
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Habitats
Urban, DryForest, WetForest, Woodland, Urban, WetForest, DryForest, Woodland
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Diet
Insects
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Diet Categories
Sweet secretions
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Hazards
Worker ants are capable of biting and secreting defensive fluid from their abdomen.
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Smith, 1858)
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Common Name
Meat Ant
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Species Name
purpureus
