THESE ants!!!! They’re driving me to despair. 😩 #argentineants #biters #supercolony www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests...

Argentine ants
Argentine ants

One of the world’s top 10 invasive species, Argentine ants pose a serious threat to New Zealand's biodiversity. Find out how to spot and remove them from your home.

πŸ†•Photoblog: In the accompanying blog post, Shu-Ping Tseng shares some of her favourite photos and videos from the field concerning her latest article published in Myrmecological News
#invasivespecies #microsatellite #supercolony #taiwan

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2025/10/14/trap-jawed-takeover-unrevealing-the-secret-lives-of-taiwans-invading-ants/

πŸ†•Original Article: Insights into social organization and population genetics of introduced π‘‚π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘”π‘™π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦π‘‘π‘’π‘  (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Taiwan
Chu, H.-Y., Fang, Y.-T., Lin, T.-H., Chen, J.T.-C. & Tseng, S.-P.

https://myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1660&Itemid=444

#Invasive #species #microsatellite #supercolony

The Billion Ant Mega Colony and the Biggest War on Earth

https://tube.blueben.net/w/cEQPTjJf8rkJrkGHzNpxEp

The Billion Ant Mega Colony and the Biggest War on Earth

PeerTube
Empire of the ants: what insect supercolonies can teach us

The long read: People have long drawn comparisons between ant societies and human ones – but in fact they are a reminder of how limited our influence on the world really is

The Guardian