Friday, August 20, 2004

Ants Form Supercolony Spanning 60 Miles

PeoplePC-News; " MELBOURNE- Normally clannish and aggressive Argentine ants have become so laid back since arriving in Australia formed a supercolony here that spans 60 miles, The huge colony stretches under the southern Australian city. Argentina, their native homeland, ant colonies span tens of meters, are genetically diverse and highly aggressive towards one another. Genetic structure of Argentine ants here has changed since they first arrived in 1939, enables them to grow into an absolutely enormous colony that covers the whole city. "
This sounds like something out of a -Si-Fi Movie. Glad I don't live over their.

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