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Red Harvester Ants

Type
Publication
Date of Publication
December 7, 2021
Price
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Overview

Red harvester ants are one of the more noticeable and larger ants in open areas in Texas. However, their populations are declining and this has affected an animal that preys upon the ants--the threatened Texas horned lizard. (4 pages)

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