meat ant
meat ant · meat ants
Iridomyrmex purpureus, a carnivorous ant endemic to AustraliaIridomyrmex purpureus, a carnivorous ant endemic to Australia.
Meaning
1 sensesIridomyrmex purpureus, a carnivorous ant endemic to Australia.
Origin
Named after its habit of stripping the meat off dead vertebrates.Named after its habit of stripping the meat off dead vertebrates.
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