All ants aren&#x27;t native to all areas. This article is talking about transplanting weaver ant nests (which are native to tropical areas) from one area to another. The risks are still there.<p>You can&#x27;t take fruit between some areas in Australia because of the risk of fruit flies - I wouldn&#x27;t be so quick to write off the possibility that certain species of ants <i>might</i> carry a similar risk. Northern Queensland certainly has some nasty ants that we don&#x27;t have in the more southern states.