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    The little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), also known as the electric ant, is a small (approx 1.5 mm (1⁄16 in) long), light to golden brown (ginger)...
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    species. Wasmannia affinis Santschi, 1929 Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863) Wasmannia iheringi Forel, 1908 Wasmannia lutzi Forel, 1908 Wasmannia rochai...
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    and painful bites, but the two genera are not closely related. Wasmannia auropunctata is another unrelated ant more commonly called the "little fire ant"...
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    square miles (210 km2) are around the site. The little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) is an invasive agricultural pest here. In fact the first recorded...
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    the big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala), the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), and the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), the yellow crazy ant...
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    insects Bacillus rossius and Bassillus Grandii, the little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata, Vollenhovia emeryi, Paratrechina longicornis, occasionally in Apis...
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    ant Platythyrea punctata, and the electric ant (little fire ant) Wasmannia auropunctata. It also occurs in the Cape honey bee Apis mellifera capensis. Oocytes...
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    local government has gone bankrupt, in 2001. The Little Fire Ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, is an invasive agricultural pest in parts of Miami. PortMiami in...
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  • destructor (destructive trailing ant) Vespula vulgaris (common wasp) Wasmannia auropunctata (electric ant) Xanthogaleruca luteola (elm-leaf beetle) Xyleborinus...
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    some like Diomus thoracicus are predators of the brood of the ant Wasmannia auropunctata. Cannibalism has been recorded in several species; which includes...
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  • loss caused by wildfires, as well as the introduced electric ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), which may both directly exclude the lizard from its habitat and...
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    Sadlier, R.A. and Bauer, A.M. 2001. Little Fire Ant Invasion (Wasmannia auropunctata) as a Threat to New Caledonian Lizards: Evidences from a Sclerophyll...
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  • Peterson & Saarela". World Flora Online. Retrieved 13 December 2023. "Urva auropunctata (Hodgson, 1836)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of...
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    be female. An example of partenogenesis is the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), which is native to Central and South America but has spread throughout...
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    competitive pressure as they originally evolved. Insects such as Wasmannia auropunctata and mammals such as rat, cat, dog and pig have taken a toll on native...
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    Dorantes longtail (Cecropterus dorantes), the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), and carpenter bees (Xylocopa spp). Tye, A. (2000). "Justicia galapagana"...
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    sessile Technomyrmex albipes Tetramorium alpestre Vollenhovia emeryi Wasmannia auropunctata A supercolony of Formica obscuripes in the US state of Oregon, consisting...
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  • pigs that have been introduced, and the introduced electric ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) may both directly exclude the lizard from its habitat and affect...
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    production of clonal offspring. An extreme of sexual conflict is seen in Wasmannia auropunctata, where the queens produce diploid daughters by thelytokous parthenogenesis...
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  • destructor (destructive trailing ant) Vespula germanica (European wasp) Wasmannia auropunctata (electric ant) Xanthogaleruca luteola (elm-leaf beetle) Xyleborinus...
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    nigrithorax du Buysson, 1905 Yellow-legged Asian hornet Insecta 2016 Wasmannia auropunctata Electric ant Insecta 2022 Xenopus laevis African clawed frog Amphibia...
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    Vombisidris australis (Wheeler, 1934) Vombisidris renateae (Taylor, 1989) Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863) – introduced species Zasphinctus asper Brown, 1975...
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  • induced by repeated stings to the eyes by the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata.[non-primary source needed] Roze, Maurice (2005). "Corneal Diseases...
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    population through predation, and the introduced electric ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) may both directly exclude the lizard from its habitat and affect...
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  • destructor (Varroa mite) Vespula pensylvanica (western yellowjacket) Wasmannia auropunctata (little fire ant) Xyleborinus saxesenii (fruit-tree pinhole borer)...
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  • habitat loss and introduced species. The invasive little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, occurs on the island. Parent, C. (2003). "Bulimulus sp. nov. 'josevillani'"...
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  • may directly predate it, as well as the introduced electric ant (Wasmannia auropunctata), which may both directly exclude the lizard from its habitat and...
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    destructor (Singapore ant) Tubastraea coccinea (Orange cup coral) Wasmannia auropunctata (Electric ant) Xanthogaleruca luteola (Elm leaf beetle) Xyleborinus...
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  • introduced to the area, which prey on the gecko; fire ants (i.e. Wasmannia auropunctata) are a danger as well. The species has also been collected and traded...
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    ant Platythyrea punctata, and the electric ant (little fire ant) Wasmannia auropunctata. Automixis with central fusion also occurs in the Cape honey bee...
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