Crazy ants....

Smaller than the formidable fire ant, and without much in the way of warrior mandibles, or poison barbs, but is spreading in our US Southland, and kicking some fire ant butt. And when they take over a fire ant nest, mostly with chemical and behavioral warfare tactics, some of the bigger ladies stick around, living communally, perhaps in a quasi slave role. The bigger they are, the harder they fall---or something like that.
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Yep, JN. I had never heard of these tiny creatures, but it was on the news. Not sure if the folks studying them are convinced they'll push out the fire ants, but it is sort of looking like that. Nature, how can anyone think of it as at all boring?
you are right viek nature boring never it is always changing with the climate it can adapt better than us peace
E - speak for yourself. I'm adapting just fine. tongue laugh
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