Iridomyrmex
is a diverse group of Indo-Australian dolichoderine ants. These alert, aggressive insects can be abundant, particularly in open habitats, and they play ecologially important roles as predators, scavengers, and symbionts of honeydew-producing insects.
A nest of Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants.
Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A nest of Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants.
Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Canon EOS 7D |
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