If you zoom out a little and look at the phrasing more than the ant problem, it is classic us defaultism. You can read it all the time here. Maybe you haven’t noticed it, if you’re from the US yourself.
But sentences like “don’t replace your grass lawn with cloverleaf, it’s invasive” can be expected like clockwork.
The european honey bee is also quite often given this title.
Not talking globally
Everyone is constantly talking globally, except US Americans. If I mention something local to me, I always preface that. As do all other participants of the internet. Except for … you know
Classic US defaultism. They often have problems understanding the concept of the world wide web.
Invasive fire ants aren’t just a US problem. They’re one of the worst invasive species in the world.
They also never said anything that would suggest they were talking globally. They just said they were an invasive species of ants.
If you zoom out a little and look at the phrasing more than the ant problem, it is classic us defaultism. You can read it all the time here. Maybe you haven’t noticed it, if you’re from the US yourself.
But sentences like “don’t replace your grass lawn with cloverleaf, it’s invasive” can be expected like clockwork.
The european honey bee is also quite often given this title.