Yellow Crazy Ants at Johnston Atoll Refuge

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
04/08/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Yellow crazy ants swarming over a red footed booby at Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific. The ants spray formic acid, which blinds the birds. Anywhere the ants are, seabrids won’t nest.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Species
Subject tags
Insects
Invasive species
Seabirds
Wildlife refuges