true but look on ant maps they are wide spread
They are very widespread, no one can argue with that. But I don't they can be considered as a species that has conquered the world on a scale like humanity has. One thing to keep in mind with antmaps that I think you may be missing is that simply because a species has been recorded in one state/province/country does not mean it is found throughout that entire area. Let's look at, say, Sweden. It's much too cold for argentines to even survive there and antmaps simply listed them because they have been found as indoor invasives, surviving in greenhouses where air conditioning keeps temperatures stable enough for their colonies. Moving down a bit, lets look at Algeria. It's a huge location. Argentines have (supposedly, antmaps isn't known for its accuracy) been found in the area. Does this mean that the species can be found anywhere in Algeria? No. I find it more likely that it's localized to a specific few spots. Ants do not care about man made boundaries. In this case a map like antmaps which lists species per state/province/country is woefully inaccurate location wise and would be much bested by a map that lists actual collection spots.
Why are you assuming just because they colored in some places on Ant Maps that they own the entire world.
