Two videos of acrobat ants (Crematogaster sp.) preying on applesnail (Pomacea maculate) egg masses

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The videos of ant (Crematogaster sp.) predation on giant applesnail (Pomacea maculata) egg masses were taken on September 24 of 2018 at the Hudson Woods Unit of the Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex (29°09’52” N, 95°30’5” W). Jennifer Wilson (US Fish and Wildlife Service) took the videos using a smart phone.

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Name Format Description Link
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.5fce64ecd34e30b912396ae5.xml
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P9I6DC4X

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  • pomacea-maculata
  • brazoria
  • biota
  • egg-predator
  • texas
  • texas-mid-coast-national-wildlife-refuge-complex
  • mollusks
  • invasive-species
  • biological-control
  • insects
  • usgs-5fce64ecd34e30b912396ae5
  • crematogaster-sp
  • hudson-woods-unit

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