Native eastern fence lizards changed their bodies and behavior in response to invasive red imported fire ants
- Written by Catherine Tylan, Postdoctoral Researcher in Biology, Penn State
Lizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis Robbins, CC BY-NDAn eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a small red ant walk over its back. Not hungry, it ignores the insect. Soon there are lots of ants crawling up its legs, biting the scales that usually...





