Large Purple Meat Ant

Description:

Meat Ants are also known as Mount Ants or Tyrant Ants. Meat Ants are quite the large ants, with long legs and large head. Their abdomen is black in colour with dark red head. Their nest is in soil on ground. They are common in bush land around here. Meat Ants are general predators and scavengers. They also tend soft-bug, such as aphids, to collect honeydew. The ants are active the whole year. They are fast running and foraging in large number. Their nests are large and are patrolled by aggressive workers. The Meat Ants are aggressive and they usually dominate the area that they forage. No other species of ants can be seen near by