‘Crazy Ants’ Invasion Threatens Southern United States, ‘Much Bigger Pests’ Than Fire Ants

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International Business Times - Zoe Mintz, 10/28/13

 

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An invasive arthropod species known as the "Tawny crazy ants"
have invaded parts of the southeastern United States,
threatening native species like fire ants.  
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People living in the southeastern United States might have to brace themselves for a “crazy" ant invasion.

According to researchers at the University of Texas, an invasive species native to South America has been threatening biological diversity, which can have lasting consequences on the ecosystem, Ed LeBrun, a research associate with the Texas invasive species research program at the Brackenridge Field Laboratory in the College of Natural Sciences, said in a statement.

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