Wednesday 18 February 2015

Tropical fire ants traveled the world on 16th century ships

Date:
February 18, 2015

Source:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Summary:
Thanks to a bit of genetic sleuthing, researchers now know the invasion history of the tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata), the first ant species known to travel the globe by sea.


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