Common Name: red fire antScientific Name:Solenopsis invicta Buren
Ants are social insects and live in colonies or nests. New ant colonies are started by a single fertilized queen ant that lays eggs and tends her brood that develop into working ants. The worker than takes over tending the brood and may shift the brood from place to place as moisture and temperature fluctuate in the nest. Fire ants build mounds out of soil. When the mound is disturbed, ants emerge aggressively to bite and sting the intruder.
Ants are terrestrial detritus feeders meaning they feed on decomposing particles of organic matter. When they bite they spray acid which in a human feels similar to getting burned by fire.
Ants are not domesticated species and when they enter homes, are a nuisance to humans because they contaminate food.
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