<P> Several species of invasive ants belonging to the genera Camponotus and Paratrechina can appear similar to A. gracilipes . Although several invasive species of Pheidole can also be slender - bodied with long legs and long antennal scapes, they can be separated from A. gracilipes by their two - segmented waists . </P> <P> A. gracilipes is widespread across the tropics, and populations are especially dense in the Pacific region . The species is most infamous for causing the ecological "meltdown" of Christmas Island . Although widespread across the Pacific, A. gracilipes can cause significant damage to native biological diversity, and strong quarantine measures are encouraged to keep it from spreading to new localities . </P> <P> The yellow crazy ant's natural habitat is not known, but it has been speculated that the species originated in West Africa . It has been introduced into a wide range of tropical and subtropical environments including Caribbean islands, some Indian Ocean islands (Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, the Cocos Islands and the Christmas Islands) and some Pacific islands (New Caledonia, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Okinawa, Vanuatu, Micronesia and the Galapagos archipelago). The species has been known to occupy agricultural systems such as cinnamon, citrus, coffee and coconut plantations . Because the ant has generalized nesting habits, they are able to disperse via trucks, boats and other forms of human transport . </P> <P> Crazy ant colonies naturally disperse through "budding", i.e. when mated queens and workers leave the nest to establish a new one, and only rarely through flight via female winged reproductive forms . Generally, colonies that disperse through "budding" have a lower rate of dispersal and need human intervention to reach distant areas . It has been recorded that A. gracilipes moves as much as 400 m (1,300 ft) a year in Seychelles . A survey on Christmas Island, however, yielded an average spreading speed of three meters a day, the equivalent of one kilometre a year . </P>

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