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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]
Rasberry crazy ant, an invasive species of ant found near Houston, Texas, named for Tom Rasberry; Rasberry Lake, a lake in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States;
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.
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 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.
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 ...
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