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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 ...
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").
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.
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 .
It has been shown that male yellow crazy ants are obligate chimeras, the first known such case. In this species, the queens have arisen from fertilized eggs with a genotype of RR (Reproductive × Reproductive), the sterile female workers show a RW arrangement (Reproductive × Worker), and the males instead of being haploid, as is usually the ...
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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 ...