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Re: Fire ants [Was: Crazy Ants]

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From: Brian Salter-Duke
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 23:45
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On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 07:36:24 +1100, Don H <donlhumphries@bigpond.com> wrote:
> I think I heard on TV news that these ants are unlikely to infest southern
> areas of Australia, 'cos it's too cold - are they essentially tropical?
>======================
> Phred wrote in message ...
> 

They are in Arnham land as reported yesterday in the NT News, by a
former student of mine. The area is about 1km square if I recall
correctly. 


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Subject: Re: Fire ants [Was: Crazy Ants]
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