Chomping Invaders! Alien Trap-Jaw Ants Spread Along Gulf Coast
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An aggressive type of trap-jaw ant with a mighty bite is gaining ground in the U.S. southeast, new research finds. The species, Odontomachus haematodus, is native to South America, but it seems to have spread recently along the Gulf Coast unnoticed.