Close-up image of a tawny crazy ant. (Christine Sinatra via The University of Texas at Austin)Scientists believe an invasive ant species that spews acid from its abdomen has finally met its match after discovering that a naturally occurring fungus kills off a significant number of the ant species’ population.

The tawny crazy ant species has been wreaking havoc on the southeastern United States for the last 20 years, according to study authors from The University of Texas at Austin.

Native to South America, the tawny crazy ant first made its appearance in the U.S. in Florida in the early 1990s, according to Edward LeBrun, a research scientist with the Texas Invasive Species Research Program at Brackenridge Field Laboratory and lead author of the study. "Crazy ants, like all ants in this group, produce formic acid as venom and use it as a weapon when fighting other ants," the website continued.

The crazy ant's venom is so strong it can actually coat itself in its own venom as a form of protection from other ant species such as the fire ant.

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Christian students sue university over ‘censorship’ for belief on gay marriage

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81-year-old Detroit man shot while trying to apologize to pedestrians he almost hit with vehicle

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