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Genus Solenopsis - Fire Ants

Classification · Identification · Remarks · Internet References
Fire Ant Raft - Solenopsis invicta tiny yellow ants - Solenopsis Ant war is hell! - Solenopsis invicta - female Ants - Solenopsis Little red thing on an ant - Solenopsis Little red thing on an ant 2 - Solenopsis Winged ant, semi-transparent, Bay Area, CA - Solenopsis Ants - Solenopsis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Vespoidea
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Myrmicinae
Genus Solenopsis (Fire Ants)
Identification
Fire ants can be identified using a microscope to verify these characteristics: Each antenna has ten segments with a two-segmented club. The pedicel (the waist between the two segments of the body) is two-segmented.
Remarks
Introduced from South America.
Fire ants have a very painful sting.
For Fire Ant bite remedies see this page.
Internet References
Myrmecos.net
Contributed by tom murray on 1 September, 2005 - 10:56pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Lynette, Chris Wirth
Last updated 2 January, 2006 - 8:28am

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