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 ...

The common meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus) lives in temperate regions of southeastern Australia in such great numbers they have the highest biomass of any animal species in the country.

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 ...