meat ant
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Meat_eater_ant_feeding_on_honey02.jpg/220px-Meat_eater_ant_feeding_on_honey02.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Named after its habit of stripping the meat off dead vertebrates.
Noun
[edit]- Iridomyrmex purpureus, a carnivorous ant endemic to Australia.
- Synonyms: gravel ant, mound ant, red ant, southern meat ant