title: Iridomyrmex macrops
text: # Iridomyrmex macrops
  
  Iridomyrmex macrops is a species of ant in the genus Iridomyrmex. Described by Heterick and Shattuck in 2011, the species is endemic to several states in Australia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The name derives from the Greek language, which refers to the ant containing large eyes.
  
  