Invasive "Crazy Ants" Disrupt Christmas Island's Entire Ecosystem

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By Eliza Strickland
Sep 16, 2009 10:42 PMNov 20, 2019 1:51 AM
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At some point in the first half of the 20th century, a couple of ants hitched a ride on a boat and ended up on Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. And so began the rampage of the "yellow crazy ants," creatures that have been named one of the top 100 most invasive species in the world. On Christmas Island, scientists have now

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