Attack of the invasive garden ants

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Attack of the invasive garden ants. Credit: G BrovadNatural History Museum of Denmark
Attack of the invasive garden ants. Credit: G Brovad/Natural History Museum of Denmark

An ant that is native to Eurasia is threatening to become the latest in a procession of species to invade Europe, as a result of inadvertent human introduction. Research published in the online open access journal BMC Biology demonstrates that the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus, which is a threat to native species, may already be more widely established than expected.


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