Invasive tawny crazy ants have an intense craving for calcium – with implications for their spread in the US
- Written by Ryan Reihart, Teaching Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate of Ecology, University of Dayton
Multiple queens ensure colonies have a steady output of workers.Ryan Reihart, CC BY-SAThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
In a recent study, my colleagues and I discovered micronutrients in the ground can control populations of invasive crazy ants (Nylanderia fulva).
Tawny crazy ants – named for...