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    Details of this species in Guadalcanal
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Reported
    Source: Wetterer, unpublished in Wetterer & Porter, 2003
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    Impacts:
    Human nuisance: Causes painful stings.
    Other: Locals on Guadalcanal have reported that their dogs (Canis domesticus) were all gradually blinded by the ants' venom andrarely lived more than five years (Wetterer 1997 in Wetterer & Porter, 2003).
    Last Modified: 23/02/2010 4:01:41 p.m.
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