How bad could the bite from an ant that is just slightly bigger than the point of a pencil be? Pretty bad according to Longini and Fernandez 2007, almost as bad as fire ants despite being smaller. And they're not just painful in their bites, the electric ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) as they're called are devastatingly invasive, harming species diversity of insects, arachnids and even attacking tortoise hatchlings in the Galapagos. . . . #Wasmannia #auropunctata #formicidaefridays #ants #myrmecology #entomology #bugsofinsta #insects #specimen #museumlife #naturalhistory #invasive #biodiversity #instaeptx #elpaso411 #itsallgoodep #nature #macrophotography #bug #pestcontrol https://www.instagram.com/p/BwK1jIxBjrk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y6wg49u9ihyg
