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# Argentine ants distract bumble bees, UCR study finds
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/argentine-ants-distract-bumble-bees-ucr-study-finds/
- Published: 2025-11-14T20:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:48:14.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Education, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:691656cde89107000159ebb4:2

[UC Riverside research analyzing over 4,300 bee behaviors](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/11/12/when-ants-battle-bumble-bees-nobody-wins?ref=raincrossgazette.com) found that invasive Argentine ants distract bumble bees from foraging, forcing already-stressed pollinators into energy-wasting fights rather than collecting food for their hives.