They were found"in Sicily, near the city of Syracuse",... in an area"bordering a river estuary," the report said.
Now it could spread across the continent to the UK, according to the team from Current Biology, which used genetic analysis, wind tracking and species distribution modelling to predict its potential range."will favour the expansion of this invasive ant," the report, published on the magazine's website, said.
The creature could be able to get a foothold, the report said,"in about 7% of the study region, mainly occupying agricultural areas and, to a lesser extent, urban and protected areas".
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