Electric ants: a second home of this “super predator” detected in France

Two years after its first discovery, the ant feared for its sting and especially for its damage to its environment has again been identified in the Var, the French specialist in this invasive exotic species told “Libération” this Monday, November 18, the French specialist in this exotic invasive species. Leaving little doubt about its proliferation.

It was the owner of a vacation home in La Croix-Valmer who alerted the authorities after spotting bites on his children, reveals France Inter.

Its millimeter and a half in length does not prevent Wasmannia auropunctata from being one of the most invasive species in the world. Detected for the first time in France in 2022 in Toulon in the Var, the electric ant was spotted in a second home in La Croix-Valmer, reports France Inter. However, these two infestations do not seem to be directly linked. An orange-yellow insect native to South America, it inflicts bites reminiscent of electric s…