The meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), also known as the gravel ant or southern meat ant, is a species of ant endemic to Australia. A member of the genus...

The ant's diet includes sweet secretions that are retrieved from aphids and other insects that it tends. This species is a competitor of the meat ant (Iridomyrmex...

purpureus (meat ant) Lasius neglectus Lepisiota Lepisiota canescens Lepisiota frauenfeldi Lepisiota incisa Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) Monomorium...

The green-head ant (Rhytidoponera metallica) is a species of ant that is endemic to Australia. It was described by British entomologist Frederick Smith...

Honeypot ants, also called honey ants, are ants which have specialized workers (repletes, plerergates, or rotunds) that consume large amounts of food to...

meat ant (I. purpureus) mounds as a method of disposing of them; meat ants consume the carcass and reduce it to bones in a matter of weeks. Meat ants...

Nuptial flight is an important phase in the reproduction of most ant, termite, and some bee species. It is also observed in some fly species, such as...

Argentine ant, immigrant pavement ant, yellow crazy ant, banded sugar ant, pharaoh ant, red wood ant, black carpenter ant, odorous house ant, red imported...

from Greek: μύρμηξ, myrmex, "ant" and λόγος, logos, "study") is a branch of entomology focusing on the study of ants. Ants continue to be a model of choice...

Doody et al. 2009, pp. 46–53. On snake populations see Shine 2009, p. 20. Meat Ant. Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA) (accessed July...

and copper giant sculpture of a meat ant - in a reference to its former junior football team, named the "Mighty Meat Ants". In the 2006 census, the town...

Goat meat is the meat of the domestic goat (Capra hircus). The term 'goat meat' denotes meat of older animals, while meat from young goats is called 'kid...

and toads have natural reflexes to avoid the meat ants, the cane toads do not tend to try to escape the ants, rather standing still when attacked waiting...

Cat meat is meat prepared from domestic cats for human consumption. Some countries serve cat meat as a regular food, whereas others have only consumed...

most states, and the habitats of the ant may be similar to the preferences of the Meat ant species. The name of the ant derives from the Latin language, and...

A meat chop is a cut of meat cut perpendicular to the spine, and usually containing a rib or riblet part of a vertebra and served as an individual portion...

of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Shattuck in 1993, the ant is endemic to Australia and resembles a similar appearance to the Meat ant (Iridomyrmex...

pollinated by one species of insect. The acacia ant (Pseudomyrmex ferruginea) is an obligate plant ant that protects at least five species of "Acacia"...

(1985). "Colony founding, queen dominance and oligogyny in the Australian meat ant Iridomyrmex purpureus". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 18 (1): 45–58...

any of various food preservation and flavoring processes of foods such as meat, fish and vegetables, by the addition of salt, with the aim of drawing moisture...

dish has bits of ground meat clinging to noodles, evoking an image of ants walking on twigs. The dish consists of ground meat, such as pork, cooked in...

January 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2023. Arthur, Chrissy (30 March 2011). "Giant ant to put outback Qld 'on the map'". ABC News. Archived from the original on...

Kangaroo meat is produced in Australia from wild kangaroos and is exported to over 61 overseas markets. Kangaroo meat is sourced from the four main species...

Tenderness is a quality of meat gauging how easily it is chewed or cut. Tenderness is a desirable quality, as tender meat is softer, easier to chew, and...

Whale meat, broadly speaking, may include all cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) and all parts of the animal: muscle (meat), organs (offal), skin...

Crab meat or crab marrow is the meat found within a crab, or more specifically in the leg of a crab. It is used in many cuisines around the world for...

Ant mimicry or myrmecomorphy is mimicry of ants by other organisms; it has evolved over 70 times. Ants are abundant all over the world, and potential predators...

of its dual nature – the lion nature of the father could only eat meat, but the ant half from the mother could only eat grain chaff, thus the offspring...

Alligator meat is the meat from alligators that is for consumption. It has been used both historically and in contemporary times in various cuisines of...

Myrmecia gulosa, the red bull ant, also known as the giant bull ant or "hoppy joe", is a species of bulldog ant from the genus Myrmecia. It is abundant...