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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").
Tom Rasberry is an exterminator from Pearland, Texas, who first identified the Rasberry crazy ant in 2002. [1] [2] The ants have been known to short out many different types of electrical apparatus. [3] [4] Rasberry estimates that he has spent over 2000 hours researching them. [5]
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.
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Gary Rasberry, Canadian folk singer, nominated in Juno Awards of 2014; Tom Rasberry, American exterminator who identified the Rasberry crazy ant; Vaughn Rasberry, author of Race and the Totalitarian Century, winner of 2017 American Book Award
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 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 ...
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 ...