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Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants are aggressive in defense of their colonies. Here, a guard ant attempts to take down the photographer. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants are aggressive in defense of their colonies. Here, a guard ant attempts to take down the photographer. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ant. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants are aggressive in defense of their colonies. Here, a guard ant attempts to take down the photographer. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Two workers of Iridomyrmex reburrus, one of the northern meat ants. Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus. A young meat ant queen searches for a place to start a nest. Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants make large and conspicuous nests. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
The scientific name of Australian meat ants is Iridomyrmex, or "rainbow ants", referring to their blue-green iridescent sheen. (Iridomyrmex purpureus). Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ant, foraging on a Eucalyptus flower. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus. A young meat ant queen searches for a place to start a nest.

Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus. A young meat ant queen searches for a place to start a nest. Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus. A young meat ant queen searches for a place to start a nest.

Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia
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