Ant mega-colony takes over world

fiatluxemburg:

fiatluxemburg-blog:

A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.

Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony, and will refuse to fight one another.

The colony may be the largest of its type ever known for any insect species, and could rival humans in the scale of its world domination. (BBC)

That last claim seems a little over the top. Also the title. Still pretty impressive, for ants.

Ant mega-colony takes over world