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Red Imported Fire Ants are small, reddish-brown ants that live in big colonies. They are known for their painful sting and are often found in warm places like gardens and fields.
Key details
- Size
- 2-6 mm
- Lifespan
- 30-90 days
- Leg Count
- 6
- Colony Size
- 500000
Traits
SocialOmnivorousBurrowingColorfulDecomposerKeystone SpeciesMiniatureSpeedster
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The Red Imported Fire Ant has a reddish-brown body with a darker, sometimes shiny, abdomen. Its body segments vary in size, from small to medium workers, and it lacks obvious hairs. Look for its distinctive two-segmented 'waist' (petiole) that sets it apart.
A single fire ant colony can spread over an area the size of a tennis court!
Fire ants are super strong, lifting objects up to 50 times their own weight!
Some fire ant colonies can have many queens, helping them grow super huge!
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