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Crazy Ant! This Ant is Crazy because it is tempting fate disturbing this Legless Skink, at first mistaken for a Blindsnake, and they do feeds on ants too. Anoplolepis gracilipes,Ant,Malaysia,Penang,Yellow Crazy Ant Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Crazy Ant!

This Ant is Crazy because it is tempting fate disturbing this Legless Skink, at first mistaken for a Blindsnake, and they do feeds on ants too.

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  1. Hehe wasn't expecting for the species to literally be called "crazy ant". Posted 3 years ago
    1. Ha ha, were you expecting the ID to be a Snake? :D Posted 3 years ago
      1. No, I thought your use of "crazy" applied to its behavior, not realizing the common name is literally "crazy". Posted 3 years ago
        1. Sometimes, that's the fun part on the common names :D Posted 3 years ago
  2. The ant lives up to its name, lol. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Sure does, and thanks to it's craziness, I took the pic, otherwise wouldn't have bothered :D Posted 3 years ago

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The yellow crazy ant is a species of ant, thought to have originated in West Africa, that has been accidentally introduced to numerous places in the world's tropics. It is colloquially called "crazy" because of its erratic movements when disturbed. Its long legs and antennae make it one of the largest invasive ant species in the world.

Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Jan 7, 2022. Captured Jan 6, 2022 17:51.
  • TG-6
  • f/4.9
  • 1/400s
  • ISO400
  • 18mm