Iridomyrmex Purpureus Queen – Meat Ants
Diet:
Meat ants are a formidable force in the outback. Typically found in bushland or similar vegetated areas, these large ants can grow huge colonies with hundreds of thousands of workers. Needing to survive in harsh conditions, they have evolved to be capable of eating almost anything, often seen devouring large animal carcasses very, very quickly. Their workers’ metallic purple shimmer make them great to observe in captivity, and they’re a very active species. They grow incredibly quickly, by far the fastest for their huge size.
Incredibly fast growing. Huge. Easy to care for. Pretty much perfect. More in description below.
Species at a glance
- Care Level: Medium
- Founding Type: Claustral
- Queen size: 16-18mm
- Worker size: 7-8mm
- Rarity: ★★★☆☆
- Activity: ★★★★★
- Growth Speed: ★★★★★
- Award: Largest beginner ant
Setup
At the founding stage, a test tube setup or founding chamber with a water source is sufficient. Once the number of workers exceeds ~10, they should be moved into a small nest.
Diet
Queens do not require feeding until workers arrive. When workers arrive, feed sugars and protein regularly.
Looks healthy and nice
She arrived looking very healthy and was extremely active. She is doing well and I'm very happy with the order. Thank you.
Quick shipping alive ants lots of brood! 10/10 would purchase again
Very beautiful ant, so glad to be able to have this species
My meat at arrived happy and healthy
My son is obsessed with his new queen ant!
Arrived live and well
Healthy and going great
All workers arrived and are doing well
My son couldn't be more thrilled with his Queen
Arrived quick and healthy!!
Arrived safe and unharmed
Queen arrived with large larvae and pupa. She was quite stressed and ate 2 pupa so ensure you don't check on her for the first few days like I did!
Queen and workers arrived in perfect condition- Antastic know their business- and will only dispatch ants early in the week to ensure ants are delivered promptly 👍🏻
Ants arrived healthy and active. Especially love the sliding feeding tray cap for the test tube. Makes feeding infinitely easier!
All good..thank you.
Better than the wrong ants I got from another place...Will only use you again..next time.
The queen arrived in perfect condition and had a lot of workers. I'm very pleased with this purchase, Thanks!
The queen is now thriving and has gotten 5 more workers in the past two weeks!
Queen arrived very quickly and was packaged very well. She seems healthy and now has some workers after only a few days. I am very happy with my purchase.
She arrived fast and safe and is currently very healthy and active.
Package arrived quick and was well packaged. Queen looks happy and healthy, and has lots of brood.
seen a colony of these in wild and how quick and aggressive they are running around wanted one of these girls
Perfect
Great comms, great service, super cool ant, can't go wrong with antastic 😊
Healthy queen in perfect condition
Good communication from Jim about when she would be delivered. They send the Queens only on Mondays so they are not in the post over the weekend, so if you are in a hurry try to order on the weekend. The ant arrived well packed and in good condition, plus a got a few hints from Jim about how to feed it and what environment they like to be kept in. Overall a satisfied customer thank you