spit. In lasso form. And it works! The large insect at the center of the photo is an ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus); she's the glossy behemoth you see right away, her butt to the left, head to the right.

An ant of the species Iridomyrmex purpureus (center) lifts a leg in an aggressive display when she encounters ants from a different nest. Sebastian Pohl On August 12, 1886, Swiss scientist Auguste ...

Antennae from Australian meat ants, Iridomyrmex purpureus, contained a different chemical cocktail than those found on ants’ heads, legs or abdomens, the team found. When a worker ant’s ...

Two types of giant ants - the Myrmecia pyriformis on the right and an Iridomyrmex purpureus on the left - in comparison to a one-yuan coin. Photo: screenshot from Sina Weibo account of Xinhua News ...

Next, we observed a battle between the Australian meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), a native Australian species, and the exotic Argentinean ant (Linepithema humile), known as a pest. Australian ...

After preliminary identification, the ants include two Myrmecia pyriformis and 10 Iridomyrmex purpureus, both endemic to Australia. The Myrmecia pyriformis, with a body length up to 2.5 cm, is a giant ...