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Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)

Solenopsis invicta

Description:

Small red ants that live in a massive colony. They bite and sting leaving red welts wherever they go.

Habitat:

Warm moist areas with lose dirt to make their nests. Originally from Tropical South America

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Steven Sheppard
Spotted by
Steven Sheppard

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on May 17, 2006
Submitted on May 17, 2013

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