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Fire Ants - Solenopsis invicta
Copyright © 2006 Graham Montgomery

Fire Ants - Solenopsis invicta
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
April 30, 2006
I hate these things. Their bite hurts and I've sat on their mounds on more than one occasion. I know they are fire ants, but are they the imported kind from South America?
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 21 November, 2006 - 2:25pm
Last updated 22 November, 2006 - 7:47am

It is hard to tell from a pho
It is hard to tell from a photo which species they are but I would say there is a good chance they are "imported" I know of no naturally occurring species in that area which are that dark.
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