Crazy Ant (<i>Nylanderia fulva</i>) Queen Head (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Crazy Ant (<i>Nylanderia fulva</i>) Queen Head

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In 2012 the species was formally identified asNylanderia fulva, which is native to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. Frequently referred to as Rasberry crazy ants, these ants recently have been given the official common name "Tawny crazy ants."

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Image courtesy of Joe MacGown, Mississippi Entomological Museum

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