The forest may be home to several species of house ants, but one of those species is finding the slick life of the city to be much more appealing. According to a recent study at Purdue University, the odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile) is not only thriving in urban areas; it’s actually taking over.
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If you live in the South, chances are that you’ve seen Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera). Its 60-foot presence is hard to miss. During a cool autumn, its bright red and yellow leaves steal the show from any maple or oak. The exotic tree has settled in nine states in the South, from North Carolina to Texas, and in California. A 2010 report by the USDA Forest Service states that tallow tree is becoming a serious threat in the Delta and could muscle out native plants and change the landscape of coastal forests of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
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