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Hallo Dear Ones,

der SPIEGEL Nr. 5/28.1.2008 writes on page 120:

Recipe for success for warrior ants

It has embarked on a triumphal march around the globe, and the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) can now be found on six continents. The secret of its success has now been revealed by researchers at the University of Illinois in Urbana, who have spent eight years observing how the insects have conquered Southern California's Rice Canyon. According to the study, the newcomers follow two different strategies on their way to their destination: Initially, they attack their resident relatives in order to eat them; later, in a second step, they systematically exploit their competitors' food sources. Eating and starving - with this double strategy they are apparently extremely successful: Before their arrival in Rice Canyon, 23 native ant species lived there, at last there were only 2. Only if we follow such an invasion in real time, we can understand the dynamic processes that enable alien species to eventually win", explained ant researcher Andrew Suarez.


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