- In a recent study, researchers discovered micronutrients in the ground can control populations of invasive crazy ants (Nylanderia fulva). If the spread of crazy ants continues north, the calcium-rich limestone bedrock of the lower U.S. Midwest may provide ideal conditions for populations to explode. https://theconversation.com/invasive-tawny-crazy-ants-have-an-intense-craving-for-calcium-with-implications-for-their-spread-in-the-us-152652 3 comments science
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- There’s a Reason They Call Them ‘Crazy Ants’ - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/magazine/crazy-ants.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all 0 comments
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