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Iridomyrmex niger

Iridomyrmex niger is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the species is endemic to multiple states in Australia.

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In human culture

The name derives from the Latin language, which translates as 'black', which refers to its appearance of only being black.

== References ==

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1244548.