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The yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes), also known as the long-legged ant or Maldive ant, is a species of ant, thought to be native to West Africa or Asia. They have been accidentally introduced to numerous places in the world's tropics.
The longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis) made an appearance as one of the companion species to the eponymous superhero in the Marvel movie, Ant-Man (2015). [14] Although the film refers to the species as Paratrechina longicornis , the CGI-rendered ants and their behaviors in the movie arguably hold more resemblance to the Rasberry ...
Nylanderia species are among the most abundant ant species in many places where they occur. For example, Ward (2000) found that Nylanderia (recorded as Paratrechina ) was the fifth-most frequently encountered ant genus in leaf-litter samples from around the world.
Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant) Aphis spiraecola (green citrus aphid) Aulacaspis yasumatsui (cycad aulacaspis scale) Bactrocera cucurbitae (melon fly) Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly) Bactrocera invadens (Asian fruit fly) Bactrocera zonata (peach fruit fly) Bemisia tabaci (silverleaf whitefly)
The worker longhorn crazy ant is about 2.3 to 3.0 mm (0.09 to 0.12 in) long with a brownish-black head, thorax, petiole, and gaster, often with a faint blue iridescence. The body has a few short, whitish bristles and the antennae and limbs are pale brown.
Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant) Aromia bungii (red-necked longhorn) Bemisia tabaci (silverleaf whitefly) Blattella germanica (German cockroach) Bombus terrestris (buff-tailed bumblebee) Bugula neritina (brown bryozoan) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (pine wood nematode) Cavelerius saccharivorus (oriental chinch bug)
The Yellow Crazy Ant's supercolonies reminds me about the news reports about the one in spain and the reasoning how it could be possible. Report about super ant colony in spain from BCC news Super ant colony ant in spain (google search An example from the BBC article: The supercolonies possibly form because the ants are related and so excrete the same feromones and thus can form huge colonies.
Nylanderia pubens is a species of ant of the genus Nylanderia, commonly called the Caribbean crazy ant. It was originally described as Paratrechina pubens from Saint Vincent, Lesser Antilles. This species was moved from Paratrechina to the genus Nylanderia in 2010. [1] These ants are about one-eighth inch long and are covered with reddish-brown ...