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To: Scully
Thanks!

I guess it's a "small world" afterall.

More ant news: Ants' Acid Overrunning Oz Crabs

"Crazy ants" are devouring the famous migrating land crabs of Australia's Christmas Island and may have killed off up to half the crab population in the past few years, a conservation official said on Wednesday.

David Slip, government conservator of the remote Indian Ocean outpost, said crazy or long-legged ant infestations exploded into "super colonies" about five years ago, and the acid-squirting ants now dominate a quarter of Christmas Island's rainforest.


7 posted on 04/15/2002 3:05:16 PM PDT by Nebullis
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To: Nebullis
acid-squirting ants

And only the strong shall survive.

8 posted on 04/15/2002 3:12:45 PM PDT by Scully
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To: Nebullis;Scully
On a side note, Kofi Annan denounced the use of the chemical weapons by the ants and demanded an immediate cease-fire. The ants have not commented.
10 posted on 04/15/2002 3:25:18 PM PDT by StriperSniper
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