Summary
Argentine ants have spread far from home, forming giant super-colonies that push out native ants. Deep Look shows how their teamwork makes them such successful invaders -- and how the seasons challenge them.
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Discussion questions
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Argentine ants don't fight each other between nests, so they cooperate as one huge super-colony. That teamwork helps them outcompete native ants -- changing which animals live in a habitat when they invade.
- What makes Argentine ants such successful invaders?
- How does not fighting each other help these ants spread?
- How can invading ants change a habitat for native animals?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: super-colony, invasive, cooperate, habitat.
Try it: List one way a big team beats a small one. Write how Argentine ants use teamwork to push out native ants.