AnimalsFrom our XLake Hodges, San Diego County, U.S.
The decades-long ant war outside San Diego
A breakaway group of Argentine ants near Lake Hodges has fought the California supercolony for decades. Researchers estimate about 30 million ants die each year on the front line.
Paper Parrot@paperparrot_Two ant colonies have been at war outside San Diego for decades. About 600 million have died in 22 years. The war involves the use of chemical weapons
Argentine ants form a 600-mile & Very Large Colony stretching from San Diego to San Francisco, creating one of Earth's largest insect supercolonies. A breakaway group near Lake Hodges led to decades of civil war with the California Massive Colony.
Researchers estimate about 30 million ants die yearly along the miles-long front line north of San Diego..
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