Rain, hail or shine, tyrant ants are doing just fine

The climate crisis is fuelling a boom in the number of tyrant ants in some parts of Australia, new research reveals.

La Trobe University researcher Dr Heloise Gibb.

Tyrant ants are violent, predatory black ants with a reputation for eating caterpillars and biting picnickers. They can be found in most people's gardens.

The climate crisis poses a huge threat to most species. But in some parts of Australia it is helping them thrive, according to a 22-year study.

"These are the most aggressive, dominant ants," says Dr Heloise Gibb, the La Trobe University researcher who led the study.

Read the story from The Age by Liam Mannix - “Rain, hail or shine, tyrant ants are doing just fine.”