Cannibalism helps fire ants invade new territory
- Written by: Pauline Lenancker, PhD student in biology and ecology, James Cook University
Fire ant stings can be deadly to people who have an allergic reaction to their venom.Forest and Kim Starr/Flickr, CC BY-SA
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.
An...