An ant species living in Ethiopian forests– Lepisiota canescens– is ready to take over the whole world, according to scientists. Ant species are moving out of the forests into agricultural land and construction sites.
Super colonies spanning as much as 38 km in distance have been found.
Scientists hold that this ant species has the potential of spreading all over the world and posing a threat to other ants.
According to researchers, the super colony formation in ants is rare with documented cases of only 20 species worldwide
Other species in the same genus have been invasive- one in South Africa and the other in Australia
What is a Super Colony?Super colonies are colonies that extend beyond a single nest. These colonies are sometimes thousands of miles in area.
