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Like several other invasive ants, such as the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), the big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala), the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), and the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), the yellow crazy ant is a "tramp ant", a species that easily becomes established and dominant in new habitat due to traits ...
Crazy ant, gramang ant, long-legged ant, Maldive ant, yellow crazy ant: Invasive in Australia, Hawaii, and Indian Ocean islands. Anoplophora glabripennis: Insect Asian long-horned beetle, starry sky beetle Invasive in North America, and established and potentially invasive in parts of Europe. Native to East Asia. Aphanomyces astaci: Pseudo-fungus
Ants vary in colour; most ants are yellow to red or brown to black, but a few species are green and some tropical species have a metallic lustre. More than 13,800 species are currently known [ 37 ] (with upper estimates of the potential existence of about 22,000; see the article List of ant genera ), with the greatest diversity in the tropics.
This List of ants of India is a list and index to the species of ants found in India. A-D ... Anoplolepis gracilipes (Crazy yellow ants) Camponotus sp. (Carpenter ant)
The tawny crazy ant [2] [3] [4] or Rasberry crazy ant, [2] Nylanderia fulva, is an ant originating in South America. Like the longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis), this species is called "crazy ant" because of its quick, unpredictable movements (the related N. pubens is known as the "Caribbean crazy ant").
The longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis), also known as the black crazy ant, is a species of small Formicine ant. These ants are commonly called "crazy ants" because instead of following straight lines, they dash around erratically. They have a broad distribution, including much of the tropics and subtropics, and are also found in ...
The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis) is a small (2 mm) yellow or light brown, almost transparent ant notorious for being a major indoor nuisance pest, especially in hospitals. [1] A cryptogenic species , it has now been introduced to virtually every area of the world, including Europe , the Americas, Australasia and Southeast Asia .
Reported distribution of the invasive Rasberry crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) in the United States Nylanderia is a large, ecologically important ant genus with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. The ants are found in all geographic regions (with the exception of high-latitude areas), but is notably absent from Europe.