Invertebrates are often described by experts as the "little things that run the world," and ants are certainly one of the top contenders for this role. Ants help ecosystems to function normally and the total weight of all ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2023
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New research by Cardiff University has measured the impact of ant invasions on native species at a global scale for the first time, finding that the introduction of invasive ants into new environments can reduce species numbers ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2023
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When crazy ants roll into new parts of Texas, the invasive species wipe out local insects and lizards, drive away birds, and even blind baby rabbits by spewing acid in their eyes.
Ecology
Apr 3, 2022
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Ants are among the most diverse and abundant insects on the planet. Both native and invasive ants are capable of forming mutualisms with hemipteran insects, preying on non-hemipteran herbivores and indirectly affecting primary ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2021
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An invasive species known as the yellow crazy ant has been eradicated from a remote U.S. atoll in the Pacific.
Ecology
Jun 24, 2021
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When I was a teenager, I volunteered in the rainforest exhibit at an aquarium. A few times a week, we'd get a phone call from someone looking to donate a pet that they could no longer care for. Mostly turtles and frogs. The ...
Ecology
Mar 29, 2021
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Argentine ants are one of the most successful invasive species in the world. Scientist from University of Oulu and University of Girona, Spain, have previously identified viruses from the invasive Argentine ants of the Mediterranean ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 6, 2020
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Native to South America, imported fire ants have now spread to parts of North America and elsewhere around the world. These invasive pests have painful stings that, in some cases, can cause serious medical problems, such ...
Other
Oct 16, 2019
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Tropical fire ants (Solenopsis geminata), originally from central and South America, are a highly aggressive, invasive ecological pest. Our new research has shed light on how they successfully establish new colonies.
Plants & Animals
Mar 22, 2019
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Could the behavior of an invasive species of ants explain the way humans interact?
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2018
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