From the PARC list Serv : Argentine Ants and Horned Lizards

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: Any comments on this ? Thought this would be a good topic to talk about . : : Kevin : ANTS & HORNED LIZARDS: An invasive species, the Argentine ant, which : has displaced native ants in large areas of coastal California, is also : contributing to the further decline of increasingly rare coastal : horned lizards says ENS 2/26. Much of lizard's preferred habitat, : sandy coastal areas and chaparral, has already been lost to sprawl and : scientists say that their primary food source, native ants, are now : also threatened - the lizard won't eat the Argentine ants. As a result : "populations of the coastal horned lizard have plummeted in recent : years" and it is now a candidate for ESA and state listing : Allen Salzberg : Editor/Publisher : HerpDigest: A Free Weekly Electronic : Newsletter on the Latest News on Reptile and : Amphibian Science and Conservation : www.herpdigest.org : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation : www.parcplace.org

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