Argentine ants are
spreading across
the globe,
eliminating local
ants with their
take-no-prisoners
tactics: invade,
dismember, repeat.
But this ruthle
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more)
Argentine ants are spreading across the globe, eliminating local ants with their take-no-prisoners tactics: invade, dismember, repeat. But this ruthless killer seems to have met its match in the winter ant, a California native with a formidable secret weapon.
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--- About Argentine Ants and Winter Ants
For about 200 years, the Argentine ant expansion story has been the slow-moving train wreck of myrmecology, the study of ants.
Wherever they go, Argentine ants eliminate the competition with a take-no-prisoners approach. Invade, dismember, consume. Repeat. The basic wisdom among ant scientists is that if you see Argentines, it’s already too late.
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