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fire ant

solenopsis

Photo by Oscar Vazquez
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Field Notes

Description:

Fire ant is the common name for several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis. They are, however, only a minority in the genus, which includes over 200 species of Solenopsis worldwide

Habitat:

they live in there underground tunnels that they build thmeselves

Notes:

they sting!

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PublishedFebruary 18, 2016

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