[b]The Hut - Chapel Hill[/b]
I dropped this trackable near "The Hut" http://www.theca.asn.au/ in Chapel Hill. THECA uses this hut as a base for it's environmental and community activities.
- The Hut is the home of The The Hut Environmental and Community Association Inc in Chapel Hill.
- This is located in at the foot of Mount Coot-tha in the Mount Coot-tha Reserve.
- Mount Coot-tha Reserve is predominately dry scrub land.
[b]Yellow Crazy Ant at The Hut[/b]
There is plenty of information on display near The Hut and on the walks close to it about the local flora and fauna. While I was dropping off the knowledge seeker I stopped to read up on Anoplolepis Gracilipes, AKA "Yellow Crazy Ant".
You can find out more about YCA at http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/plants/weeds-pest-animals-ants/pest-animals/a-z-listing-of-pest-animals/photo-guide-to-pest-animals/yellow-crazy-ant or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_crazy_ant.
[b]An introduction from Wikipedia[/b]
The yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is a species of ant, introduced accidentally to northern Australia and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, that has wreaked ecological damage in both locations. It is colloquially called "crazy" because of its erratic movements when disturbed, with its long legs and antennae making it one of the largest invasive ant species in the world.
Along with the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), the big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala), the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), and the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), the yellow crazy ant is one of the five species of tramp ants, known for invasive behavior and devastating ecological effects. Also known as the long-legged or Maldive ant, it is listed among the 100 most devastating invaders of the world. It has invaded ecosystems from Hawaii to Seychelles, and formed supercolonies on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
This entry was edited by keepingupwith on Tuesday, 24 September 2013 at 02:13:18 UTC.