A potentially deadly new insect species has arrived in the U.S… and we’re not sleeping anytime soon!
U.S. Forestry Service
Asian needle ants — yes, that’s really what they’re called, though their scientific name is actually Brachyponera chinensis — are originally native to areas in Japan and the Koreas. The species has been seen in America as far back as 1932, but has only recently started to “cause problems in North America after being relatively unnoticed for many years,” according to the U.S. Forest Service. The species has recently been spotted in several states, including Washington, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi.
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