Crazy Ants Use Formic Acid To Wash Off Fire-Ant Venom; Becoming Dominant Invasive Species In US Southeast

Tan-colored crazy ants can produce a compound that helps them detoxify wounds sustained in altercations with venomous fire ants, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin has shown, adding that invasive crazy ants are rapidly displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern U.S.