Summary ²

The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (formerly Iridomyrmex humilis), is a dark ant native to northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. It is an invasive species that has been established in many Mediterranean climate areas, inadvertently introduced by humans to many places, including South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Easter Island, Australia, Hawaii, Europe, and the United States.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) California Academy of Sciences, 2000-2010, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.antweb.org/images/casent0005323/casent0005323_p_1_high.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linepithema_humile

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