Surviving in a new habitat isn’t easy… unless you land in the perfect spot. 🌍🐜
In Nerja (Málaga, Spain), Plagiolepis alluaudi seems to have landed in ideal climatic conditions.

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Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an introduced ant species new to Poland - Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS 24 cm

📢Plagiolepis pygmaea, a thermophilous Mediterranean ant, is now in Warsaw 🐜🐜🐜 @mizpas.bsky.social. Likely introduced via human activity, it has persisted despite strong climatic differences from its native range. Learn more in our new paper! Link shorturl.at/5BdHf #exotic_species #human_activities