The worker ant of the species Nylanderia pubens, shown here, is virtually identical to the Rasberry crazy ant, though of a different species. Gotzek D, Brady SG, Kallal RJ, LaPolla JS (2012) PLoS ONE ...

An invasive insect known for a decade as the Rasberry crazy ant now has a scientific moniker, say scientists who have identified the pest for the first time.

Nylanderia fulva is its name. But you, at least as far as scientists are concerned, can call it the "crazy ant." This is to be distinguished from the crazy aunt.

Nylanderia fulva, also known as the tawny crazy ant, hails from northern Argentina and southern Brazil. N. pubens Worker Ant (Image credit: Gotzek D, Brady SG, Kallal RJ, LaPolla JS (2012) The ...

Armies of 'super ants' that suffocate chickens and start fires by chewing wire could be wiped out by a naturally occurring fungus, a study claims. The tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) is an ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Florida Entomologist Vol. 103, No. 3, September 2020 Seasonal prevalence of queens and males ...