
%0 Journal Article
%A Ettershank, G 
%T The three dimensional gallery structure of the nest of the meat ant Iridomyrmex Purpureus (SM.) (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
%J Australian Journal of Zoology
%D 1968/08/01
%V 16
%N 4
%P 715-723
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9680715
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9680715 
%X A study of the gallery structure of the nest of I. purpureus is reported, using a lead-casting technique to obtain three-dimensional relationships. Each entrance on the low, gravel-covered mound was found in almost all cases to open into a separate set of galleries. The structure is described and the significance of the arrangement is discussed. Statistical analysis shows that the nest entrances are not randomly disposed. 
