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		<title>The Rasberry Crazy Ant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-rasberry-crazy-ant/" title="The Rasberry Crazy Ant" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rca1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Rasberry crazy ant" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rca1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rca1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rca1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Rasberry crazy ant, aka tawny crazy ant, is originally from South America but has expanded its territory to Central America, Mexico, and North America. These ants get their namesake &#x201C;crazy&#x201D; from the erratic movements they make when disturbed. They are abundant and widely distributed, thus not evaluated by the [&#x2026;]</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-northern-red-snapper/" title="The Northern Red Snapper" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="133" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nrs1a-300x133.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="northern red snapper" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nrs1a-300x133.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nrs1a-800x353.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nrs1a-1180x520.jpg 1180w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nrs1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The northern red snapper is a species of marine ray-finned fish. They inhabit the coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. They can often be found amongst reef systems. Unfortunately for their survival, they are a sought-after game fish. These fish face [&#x2026;]</p>
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