Iridomyrmex discors

Unknown.

This species has been found across most of Australia.

These ants were approximately 9 millimetres long.

Iridomyrmex ants are generally aggressive to other ants. They form large nests (from several hundred to over 300,000 workers), which limits the number of competing nests that can be formed in a given area. Iridomyrmex ants are generally scavengers.

We have seen these ants all year round.

Identification courtesy of M. Widmer.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/79066b7d-cc60-4665-b1ce-fbacbd95a2ae

Ant Wiki http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Iridomyrmex_discors

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridomyrmex

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