According to the following the description of the feeding and foraging of the ants is not as savage as the Prensa Libre article states.....of course I'm no scientist and maybe it has mutated to prefer items as large as a beef stake.
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Foragers are opportunists (Andersen 1992). They feed on live and dead insects, honeydew, fruits, and many household foods (Smith 1965). Honeydew is obtained by tending plant lice, mealy bugs, and scales (Smith 1965; Farnsworth 1993). These ants are especially fond of sweet food sources (Smith 1965). Foragers will also collect seeds (Smith 1965). Large prey items, as large as a lizard, are carried by a highly concerted group action (Trager 1984)
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Invasive anst - Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille)