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The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) was likely imported into the U.S. from South America. Fire ants live and forage for most of their food in underground tunnels. They can cause nasty bites in humans and kill other prey such as other invertebrates, young birds, small mammals, and reptiles. They reduce biomass, abundance, and diversity of other organisms. They first bite with their mandibles and then sting with and abdominal stinger.
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