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Australia's push to defeat the yellow crazy ant

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Supplied photo released Monday, Feb. 25, 2008 of a yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) in the Northern Territory. The yellow crazy ant is one of several invasive ant species currently threatening native ants in the Northern Territory region. (AAP Im
The yellow crazy ant is an invasive species currently threatening wildlife in several parts of Australia Source: AAP

First discovered in Australia in the 1980s after probably arriving on a cargo ship, aggressive yellow crazy ants spray formic acid when aggravated, and have devastated populations of frogs, lizards and ground-nesting birds.

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First discovered in Australia in the 1980s after probably arriving on a cargo ship, aggressive yellow crazy ants spray formic acid when aggravated, and have devastated populations of frogs, lizards and ground-nesting birds.

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