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awild | April 19, 2010Today, it's the New York Times. Consider this Q & A:
Q. Can the tiny ants that visit me every spring hop like a flea? Sometimes I look down and suddenly there one is, working its way across my anatomy.
A. It is possible. Several of the estimated 10,000 to 14,000 identified species of ant are capable of hopping or leaping, including at least one with a potentially fatal bite...
The jack jumper ant, Myrmecia pilosula, which is native to Australia, jumps when agitated. Its highly toxic venom allows it to prey upon insects as large as wasps.
Jerdon's jumping ant, an Indian species that has…