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.
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