Meat ants are placed in the genus Iridomyrmex, meaning "rainbow ant" and referring to these ants' iridescent sheen. Meat ants are common and conspicuous insects across Australia, the ants pictured here were photographed in South Australia.

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Meat ants are placed in the genus Iridomyrmex, meaning "rainbow ant" and referring to these ants' iridescent sheen. Meat ants are common and conspicuous insects across Australia, the ants pictured here were photographed in South Australia.

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