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    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved

  • Argentine Ant, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Argentine Ant, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Philip Herbst, all rights reserved

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Graham Montgomery, all rights reserved

  • Argentine Ant, 5 of 6
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    (c) Antón Vázquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Argentine Ant, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Cristian Trejos Guerra, all rights reserved

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Argentine Ant

Linepithema humile

Worldwide
23,389 observations
Group
Insects
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About

The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (formerly Iridomyrmex humilis), is an ant native to northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia 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, Europe, Hawaii, and the continental United States.

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